אָרִ֣ים

𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌

arim

I will set up

a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively); bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.

H7311

Isaiah 14:13 · Word #9

Lexicon H7311

Lemmaרוּם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤅𐤌
Transliterationrûwm
Strong'sH7311
In-contextI will set up

Morphology HVhi1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7311-01

watch-guarded cities

Rootעור (ʿ-w-r)
Core Meaningswakefulness, watching, alertness, rousing
Semantic RangeCities, towns, fortified settlements, encampments, administrative centers, or guarded population centers of varying size.
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical world, cities were centers of security, governance, commerce, and covenant identity. As places defined by watchfulness and walls, they symbolize both human strength and vulnerability, often contrasted with reliance on YHWH as the ultimate guardian.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine noun, plural absolute (HNcfpa) from עִיר. No pronominal suffix; plural form עָרִים.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עָרִים is the feminine plural absolute form of עִיר (“city”), traditionally linked to the root עור, “to be awake.” Rendering it as “watch-guarded cities” preserves the plural feminine form and reflects the underlying concept of a settled place characterized by watchfulness and protection.

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

Words from Root עור (wakefulness, watching, alertness, rousing)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5782-01 airah Let me rouse myself
H5892-01 aray my watch-cities
H5892-03 arayv his watch-guarded cities

Word Usage (193 occurrences of H7311)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 7:17 וַ/תָּ֖רָם vataram and it rose
Genesis 14:22 הֲרִימֹ֨תִי harimoti I have lifted
Genesis 31:45 וַ/יְרִימֶ֖/הָ vayerimeha and set it up