BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7485
ra.am.yah — Raamiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2; also called Raamiah at Neh.7.7; Another name of re.e.la.yah (רְעֵלָיָה "Reelaiah" H7480) § Raamiah = "thunder of Jehovah" 1) one who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 1a) also 'Reelaiah'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7480
re.e.la.yah — Reelaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2; also called Raamiah at Neh.7.7; Also named: ra.am.yah (רַעַמְיָה "Raamiah" H7485) § Reelaiah = "bearer of Jehovah" 1) one who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 1a) also 'Raamiah'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Thunder of the Lord, one of the princes who returned from the Exile (Neh. 7:7); called also Reelaiah (Ezra 2:2).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
