Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7215 |
|---|---|
| Word: | רָאמָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H7213 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ra'mah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | raw-maw' |
| Meaning: | 1. something high in value, i.e. perhaps coral |
| KJV Renderings: | coral. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. רָאמוֺת noun [feminine plural] usually corals (so Ki; black corals Thes (פְּנִינִים = red corals); compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 4917], sea-shell, WeHeid. 2. 163 ); — as costly Job 28:18, as merchandise, רָאמֹת Ezek 27:16 — רָאמוֺת לֶאֱוִיל חָכְמוֺת Prov 24:7, reading and sense dubious, see Toy.
רָֽאֲמָה, II. רָאמוֺת, רָאמַת see רום , II. רמה. above
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
