Strong's Lexicon

H7214

H7214 — רְאֵם רְאֵים רֵים רֵם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewr'emnoun mascOccurrences: 9TWOT: 2096a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7214
Word:רְאֵם רְאֵים רֵים רֵם
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7213
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:9
Transliteration:r'em
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:reh-ame' (or rieym {reh-ame'} or reym {rame}; or rem {rame};) n-m.
Meaning:1. a wild bull (from its conspicuousness)
KJV Renderings:unicorn.

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רְאֵם noun masculine Job 39:10 wild ox (Assyrian rêmu DlHWB 603 (ראם), HoughtonTSBA v (1877). 336 ff., and illustrated before p. 33 SchrKGF 135 ff., 530 HomNS 237 ff., 410, 436 f. Dr Deut 33:17 ; on strength and ferocity, PlinNH viii. 21; Aramaic רְאֵמָא, רֵימָא, רֵימָנָא [untranscribed source text 4915] (LagBN 58); Arabic [untranscribed source text 4916] is white antelope, antilope leucoryx; ᵐ5 (erroneous) μονοκέρως (Isa 34:7 ἅδροι, ᵑ9 unicornis, and (oftener) rhinoceros); — absolute ׳ ר Num 23:22 +, רְאֵים Ps 92:11, רֵים Job 39:9; Job 39:10 plural רְאֵמִים Isa 34:7; Ps 29:6, רֵמִים Ps 22:22 (see Baer); — wild ox, as fierce and strong Job 39:9; Job 39:10 simile of strength of Israel, לוֺ ׳ כְּתוֺעֲפוֺת ר Num 23:22 = Num 24:8 ( J E ), וַתָּרֶם כִּרְאֵם קַרְנִי Ps 92:11 so figurative of Joseph, קַרְנַיו ׳ קַרְנֵי ר Deut 33:17 figurative of princes of Edom Isa 34:7 ( +פָּרִים עִם אַבִּירִים); of powerful foes, מִקַּרְנֵי רֵמִים Ps 22:22 in simile of skipping, leaping, בֶּןרְֿאֵמִים Ps 29:6 (|| עֵגֶּל).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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