H7436 — רָמָתַיִם צּוֹפִים

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

HebrewRamathayimName/l.Occurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7436
Word:	רָמָתַיִם צּוֹפִים
Part of Speech:	Name/l.
Etymology:	from the dual of H7413 and the plural of the active participle of H6822
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	Ramathayim
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	Tsow-phiym (raw-maw-thah'-yim tso-feem') n/l.
Meaning:	1. double height of watchers 2. Ramathajim-Tsophim, a place in Israel
KJV Renderings:	Ramathaimzophim.

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BDB6995

צוּפִי adjective [of a people] Suphite; — so read probably for צוֺפִים 1Sam 1:1 (We Klo Dr and most modern, after ᵐ5 Σ(ε)ιφα, A Σωφιμ).

BDB7810

II. רָמָה proper name [of a location] usually with article ׳ הָר the Height, Rama, הָרָמָה (except Jer 31:15; Neh 11:33):

1. in Benjamin, on border of Ephraim, Hos 5:8; 1Kgs 15:17; 1Kgs 15:21; 1Kgs 15:22 = 2Chr 16:1; 2Chr 16:5; 2Chr 16:6; Judg 4:5; Judg 19:3; Isa 10:29; Jer 31:15; Jer 40:1; Josh 18:25 ( P ), Ezra 2:26 = Neh 7:30, probably also Neh 11:33 ᵐ5 usually Ραμα; modern er-Râm, 5 miles north of Jerusalem, Buhl^{Geogr. 172.}

2. in hill-country of Ephraim (= 1?), home of Samuel 1Sam 1:19; 1Sam 2:11; 1Sam 7:17; 1Sam 8:4; 1Sam 15:34; 1Sam 16:13; 1Sam 19:18; 1Sam 19:22a (all with ה locative, הָרָמָָ֫חָה), 1Sam 19:19 1Sam 19:22 b; 1Sam 19:23 1Sam 19:23; 1Sam 20:1; 1Sam 25:1; 1Sam 28:3, = הָרָמָתַיִם 1Sam 1:1 (see צוּפִי ); ᵐ5 Αρμαθαιμ, Ραμα; perhaps (if distinct from 1.) = Besit-Rima, 13 miles east-northeast of Lydda (GASm^{Geogr. 254} Buhl^{Geogr. 170}); or Râm-allah, 3 miles southwest of Bethel (Ew^{Hist. ii. 421} and others) [compare also Ἀριμαθαμα; Matt 27:57 +].

3. in Asher Josh 19:29 ( P ), Ραμα; perhaps Râmiye, approximately 12 miles east of Ladder of Tyre Rob^{BR iii. 79} Buhl^{Geogr. 231.}

4. in Naphtali, Josh 19:36 ( P ), Αραηλ, A ᵐ5 ^L Ραμα; modern Râmeh, approximately 8 miles west-southwest of Safed Buhl^{Geogr. 222.}

5. (בּ)רָמָה 2Kgs 8:29 = 2Chr 22:6 Ρεμμωθ, Ραμωθ; ᵐ5 ^L Ραμαθ Γαλ.), see רָמוֺת 1. — See Dr^{Hast. DB. RAMAH p. 847}.

BDB7814

רָמָתַיִם proper name [of a location] ׳ הָר 1Sam 1:1, see II. רָמָה 2 above