אֲרָם֙

𐤀𐤓𐤌

aram

of Aram

from the same as אַרְמוֹן; the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite; Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.

H758

2 Chronicles 16:7 · Word #15

Lexicon H758

Lemmaאֲרָם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤓𐤌
TransliterationʼĂrâm
Strong'sH758
In-contextof Aram

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H758-01

Highland Aram

Rootארם (ʾ-r-m)
Core Meaningsheight, highland, elevation, exalted region
Semantic RangeThe region of Aram (Syria/Mesopotamia), the Aramean people collectively, and individuals named Aram in genealogical records.
Conceptual SignificanceAram represents both a geographic highland region north of Israel and the ancestral homeland of the Arameans. It is central to patriarchal narratives (e.g., Aram-Naharaim) and to Israel’s later political and military interactions with Syria, shaping covenant history and prophetic literature.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular proper noun (HNp). Functions as a place name, a people group (Arameans), and as a personal name in genealogies.
Rendering RationaleThe name אֲרָם is a masculine singular proper noun (HNp). Its likely root sense relates to height or highland terrain, so "Highland Aram" preserves both the geographical sense of an elevated region and the proper-name function indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ארם (height, highland, elevation, exalted region)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H763-01 aram Aram (Highland Realm)
H761-01 arami an Aramean man
H762-01 aramit Aramean tongue

Word Usage (133 occurrences of H758)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 10:22 וַֽ/אֲרָֽם vaaram and Aram
Genesis 10:23 אֲרָ֑ם aram of Aram
Genesis 22:21 אֲרָֽם aram Aram
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