Strong's Lexicon
G4471 — Ῥαμά
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4471 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ῥαμά |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H7414) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Rhama |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | rham-ah' |
| Meaning: | 1. Rama (i.e. Ramah), a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Rama |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ραμα (T WH Ραμα; cf. B. D. American edition under the word , 1 at the beginning), (øÈîÈä, i. e. a high place, height), ἡ (indeclinable Winers 61 (60)), Ramah, a town of the tribe of Benjamin, situated six Roman miles north of Jerusalem on the road leading to Bethel; now the village of er Ram: Mat 2:18 (from Jer 38:15 (). Cf. Winers RWB, under the word; Graf in the Theol. Studien und Kritiken for 1854, p. 851ff; Pressel in Herzog xii., p. 515f; Furrer in Schenkel BL. v., p. 37; (BB. DD.).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ῥαμά (Rama)
Matthew 2:18
- KJV: In Rama was there a voice heard lamentation and weeping and great mourning Rachel weeping her children and would not be comforted because they are not
- GK: φωνή εν Ραμά ηκούσθη θρήνος και κλαυθμός και οδυρμός πολύς Ραχήλ κλαίουσα τα τέκνα αυτής και ουκ ήθελε παρακληθήναι ότι ουκ εισί