H7437

רָמַת לֶחִי

ra.mat le.chiN:N--L

Ramath-lehi

§ Ramath-lehi = "height of a jawbone" a place by the rock Elam in northern Judah near the border of the Philistines; named by Samson after his slaughter of the 1000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass

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 ᵐ5^L Ραμεθ] κατὰ Τὴν Μας(ση)φα; = II. מִצְפֶּה 3; on (dubious) identification compare GASm^{Geogr. 586 f.} Buhl^{Geogr. 262.}

3. רָאמַת נְ֫גֶב Josh 19:8 (P), Βαμεθ [A ᵐ5^L Ιαμεθ] Καρὰ λίβα (= בַּעֲלַתבְּֿאֵר vJosh 19:8, q. v. p. 128); probably = רָמוֺתנֶֿ֫גֶב 1Sam 30:27, Ραμα νότου; site dubious, see Dr^{Hast. DB. RAMAH}.

1 occurrence

Judges 15:17