Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1297 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בְּרַם |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) perhaps from H7313 with a prepositional prefix |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | bram |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ber-am' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) highly, i.e. surely 2. (used adversatively) however |
| KJV Renderings: | but, nevertheless, yet. |
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בְּרַם adverb with adversative force, only, nevertheless (derivation uncertain: NöM 202 = מָא + בָּר, literally except what: ᵑ7 בְּרַם often for אַח, אוּלָם; Syriac [untranscribed source text 5950] Exod 9:16; Exod 21:21, and in NT for πλήν; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic [untranscribed source text 5951], [untranscribed source text 5952]); — Dan 2:28; Dan 4:12 hew down the tree etc., בְּרַם ֗֗֗ שְׁבֻקוּ only leave the stump, etc., v.Dan 4:20; Dan 5:17; Ezra 5:13.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Daniel 2:28
