HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7418
רָמוֹת
ra.mot — Ramoth
Ramoth= "heights" a place in Judah which received presents from David Another name of ra.mot gi.l.ad (רָמֹת "Ramoth" H7433)
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Ramoth
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7216
רָאמוֹת
ra.mot — Ramoth
§ Ramoth = "heights" a place in Issachar
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2371
חֲזָהאֵל
cha.za.el — Hazael
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.15; father of: Ben-hadad (H1130I) § Hazael = "one who sees God" a king of Syria; sent by his master, Ben-hadad, to the prophet Elisha, to seek a remedy for Ben-hadad's leprosy; apparently later killed Ben-hadad, assumed the throne, and soon became engaged in a war with the kings of Judah and Israel for the possession of the city of Ramoth-gilead
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8070
שְׁמִירָמוֹת
she.mi.ra.mot — Shemiramoth
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § Shemiramoth = "name of heights" 1) a Merarite Levite in the second rank in the choir of David 2) a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1567
גַּלְעֵד
gal.ed — Galeed
Galeed = "witness heap" the pile of stones heaped up between Jacob and Laban to certify their covenant; located on Mt Gilead Another name of ra.mot gi.l.ad (רָמֹת "Ramoth" H7433)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3026
יְגַר
ye.gar — Jegar
Aramaic of ra.mot gi.l.ad (רָמֹת "Ramoth" H7433) § Jegar-sahadutha = "witness heap" the mound of stones raised as witness between Jacob and Laban, called by Jacob in Hebrew 'Galeed'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7432
רֶמֶת
re.met — Remeth
§ Remeth = "height" a town in Issachar probably the same as 'Ramoth' ra.mot gi.l.ad (רָמֹת "Ramoth" H7216G)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7433
רָמֹת
ra.mot gi.l.ad — Ramoth (Gilead)
§ Ramoth = "heights" Ramoth-gilead-a place in Gilead
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7434
רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה
ra.mat ham.mits.peh — Ramath-mizpeh
Ramath-mizpeh = "high place of the watch tower" a place in Gilead on the northern border of Gad Another name of ra.mot gi.l.ad (רָמֹת "Ramoth" H7433)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Heights. A Levitical city in the tribe of Issachar (1 Sam. 30:27; 1 Chr. 6:73), the same as Jarmuth (Josh. 21:29) and Remeth (q.v.), 19:21.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.