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מָרוֹם

𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌

mârôwm

H4791 noun

SILEX Entry

Root רום to be high, to rise, to be exalted

Definition

A high place, elevation, or height; refers variously to a physical elevated locality, an abstract concept of height or exaltation, or, in poetic and figurative use, grandeur, loftiness, or greatness. In some contexts, a reference to the celestial dwelling place of deities, particularly the God of Israel, or to the implied 'heights' of the sky.

Semantic Range

elevated physical locality, height, lofty elevation, celestial height, realm of the sky, grandeur, exalted status, spiritual loftiness, metaphorical greatness, God's dwelling (in poetic contexts)

Root / Etymology

From the root רום (rum), meaning 'to be high, to rise, to be exalted.' מָרוֹם is a noun formation indicating 'height' or 'elevated place.' The lexical meaning derives from the idea of physical or figurative elevation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, מָרוֹם is used primarily in poetic or elevated register, referring both to literal high places (mountains, heights) and to abstract or spiritual heights (heavens, exalted status, greatness). It can denote the 'heights' of the sky (as in cosmic or meteorological contexts), or function as a circumlocution for the dwelling or realm of God, particularly in later psalmic and prophetic literature (e.g., Isa 24:18, Ps 68:18). It is distinct from בָּמָה (bamah, 'high place,' usually referring to religious shrines), focusing on altitude rather than cultic location. In post-exilic and later Jewish tradition, מָרוֹם increasingly signified the highest heaven or spiritual realm, though these later meanings are not necessarily primary in the Hebrew Bible. English translations commonly render it as 'height,' 'high place,' or occasionally 'heaven(s),' but these can obscure the word's full nuance and range.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from רוּם; altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft); (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.

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Root Family

רום (r-w-m) — to be high, to rise, to be exalted

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1297 בְּרַם however
H2036 הֹרָם Horam
H2037 הָרֻם Exalted One
H3141 יוֹרָם YHWH-is-Exalted
H3406 יְרִימוֹת to Heights

Word Forms

14 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4791-07 מָר֛וֹם marom HNcmsa on high lofty height 13
H4791-08 מְר֥וֹם merom HNcmsc the height lofty height 10
H4791-11 מִ/מָּר֖וֹם mimarom HR/Ncmsa from on high from height 8
H4791-01 בַּ/מָּר֑וֹם bamarom HRd/Ncmsa on high in the height 5
H4791-05 לַ/מָּר֔וֹם lamarom HRd/Ncmsa on high to the height 4
H4791-02 בַּ/מְּרוֹמִֽים bameromim HRd/Ncmpa in high places in the heights 3
H4791-09 מְרוֹמֵ֥י meromey HNcmpc at the heights heights of 3
H4791-10 מְרוֹמִ֣ים meromim HNcmpa of the heights lofty heights 2
H4791-13 מִ/מְּרֹמִֽים mimeromim HR/Ncmpa from on high from lofty heights 1
H4791-06 לְ/מָר֑וֹם lemarom HR/Ncmsa on high to lofty height 1

Occurrences in Scripture

54 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4791-09 Judges 5:18 מְרוֹמֵ֥י meromey HNcmpc heights heights of
H4791-11 2 Samuel 22:17 מִ/מָּר֖וֹם mimarom HR/Ncmsa from on high from height
H4791-07 2 Kings 19:22 מָר֛וֹם marom HNcmsa on high lofty height
H4791-08 2 Kings 19:23 מְר֥וֹם merom HNcmsc to the height lofty height
H4791-07 Isaiah 22:16 מָרוֹם֙ marom HNcmsa the height lofty height
H4791-08 Isaiah 24:4 מְר֥וֹם merom HNcmsc exalted lofty height
H4791-11 Isaiah 24:18 מִ/מָּרוֹם֙ mimarom HR/Ncmsa from above from height
H4791-04 Isaiah 24:21 הַ/מָּר֖וֹם hamarom HTd/Ncmsa of the height the lofty height
H4791-01 Isaiah 24:21 בַּ/מָּר֑וֹם bamarom HRd/Ncmsa on high in the height
H4791-07 Isaiah 26:5 מָר֔וֹם marom HNcmsa of the height lofty height
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