H7418G

רָמוֹת

ra.motN:N--L

Ramoth

Ramoth= "heights" a place in Judah which received presents from David Another name of ra.mot gi.l.ad (רָמֹת "Ramoth" H7433)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

רָ(א)מַת proper name, of a location construct, in combination:

1. רָמַת לֶחִ֑י Judg 15:17, see II. לְחִי p.534.
2. רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה Josh 13:26 (P), in Gilead, on northern border of Gad; Αραβωθ [A Ραμωθ ᵐ5L Ραμεθ] κατὰ Τὴν Μας(ση)φα; = II. מִצְפֶּה 3; on (dubious) identification compare GASmGeogr. 586 f. BuhlGeogr. 262.
3. רָאמַת נְ֫גֶב Josh 19:8 (P), Βαμεθ [A ᵐ5L Ιαμεθ] Καρὰ λίβα (= בַּעֲלַתבְּֿאֵר vJosh 19:8, q. v. p. 128); probably = רָמוֺתנֶֿ֫גֶב 1Sam 30:27, Ραμα νότου; site dubious, see DrHast. DB. RAMAH.



רָ(א)מוֺת26 proper name

1. location Heights, Ramôth; —
  a. in Gilead, רָמֹת בַּגִּלְעָד Josh 21:38 (Gi; van d. H. Baer vJosh 21:36 P), ׳רָאמוֺת בַּגּ (of Gad) Deut 4:43; 1Chr 6:65, ׳רָאמֹת בַּגּ Josh 20:8 (P), Ραμωθ [Josh 20:8 Αρημωθ] ἐν (Τῇ) Γαλααδ; usually ׳רָמת ג (Ρεμμαθ [Ερεμαθ, Ραμωθ, Ραμα(θ)] Γαλ., etc.) 1Kgs 4:13 + 19 t. Kings Chronicles (see גִּלְעָד 1 d); = II. רָמָה 5, q. v.; site dubious; Onomasticon (Lag287. 91) 15 miles west of Philadelphia [Jerome Ib.145. 1Kgs 145:31 says E!], hence DiGen 31:54 BuhlG. 261 f. conjectures el-Jal`aud, approximately 17 English miles northwest of Philadelphia, and 3 miles South of Yabbok; SmerrillEast of Jordan, 284 ff.; Hast. DB. RAMOTH G. conjectures (on general grounds) Jesrash, approximately 28 miles north of Philadelphia; GASmG. 586 some place just south of Yarmuk, compare GACooke in DrDt Add. xviii f., q. v. especially against es-Sal‰ Seetzen and others).
  b. רָמוֺתנֶֿגֶב 1Sam 30:27, see רָאׅמַׅת
3.
  c. רָאמוֺת, Levitical City in Issachar 1Chr 6:58 (Δαβωρ, ᵐ5L Ραμωθ), probably = רֶ֫מֶת Josh 19:21 (P; Ρεμμας, A Ραμαθ), and יַרְמוּת 2, Josh 21:29, q. v. p.438 (see also DiJosh 19:21).
2. masculine (וְ)רָמוֺת Ezra 10:29 Qr (Kt ירמות) see יְרֵימוֺת 5 c, p.438.


20 occurrences

I Kings (8), II Kings (4), II Chronicles (8)