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רָמֹת גִּלעָד

𐤓𐤌𐤕 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃

Ramot Gilad

H7433 noun

SILEX Entry

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

Definition

A fortified city located in the territory of Gilead, east of the Jordan River, whose name means 'Heights of Gilead.' This toponym designates a prominent site associated primarily with tribal territory of Gad and with key events in the monarchic period, functioning as a Levitical city of refuge and a strategic military location. The term consistently refers to this specific locality rather than to a generic 'high place' or group of sites.

Semantic Range

(proper noun) fortified city in Gilead, city of refuge, important Transjordanian administrative center; (name) 'Heights of Gilead'

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew plural noun רָמוֹת (ramoth), meaning 'heights,' and גִּלעָד (Gilʻad), the region east of the Jordan River. Thus, 'Heights of Gilead.' The root of רָמוֹת is רום (ר-ו-ם), 'to be high, to rise.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

Ramoth-Gilad is repeatedly referenced as a major fortified city in Transjordan, particularly in narratives concerning the United Kingdom (e.g., the campaigns of Ahab and Jehoshaphat; 1 Kings 22, 2 Kings 8:28-29, 2 Chronicles 22:5-6). It is also listed as a Levitical city in Gad's territory (Joshua 21:38) and a city of refuge (Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 20:8). Despite its later importance, no evidence suggests that its name ever referred to a general topographical feature; rather, it functioned as a proper noun. English versions traditionally transliterate the name or render it as 'Ramoth in Gilead.' Later periods sometimes treated this site as part of Judean history by extension, but the context in most biblical passages locates it firmly in the Israelite tribal landscape east of the Jordan. In rabbinic and Second Temple texts, the toponym persists with its biblical associations, but the term never acquires the secondary meaning of 'Judean city.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or רָמוֹת גִּלעָד; (2 Chronicles 22:5), from the plural of רָמָה and גִּלְעָד; heights of Gilad; Ramoth-Gilad, a place East of the Jordan; Ramoth-gilead, Ramoth in Gilead. See also רָאמוֹת.

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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

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7433-02 רָמֹ֥ת ramot HNp Ramoth Heights of Gilead 15
H7433-01 בְּ/רָמֹ֣ת beramot HR/Np at Ramoth in Heights-of-Gilead 6

Occurrences in Scripture

21 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7433-02 Joshua 21:38 רָמֹ֥ת ramot HNp Ramoth Heights of Gilead
H7433-01 1 Kings 4:13 בְּ/רָמֹ֣ת beramot HR/Np in Ramoth in Heights-of-Gilead
H7433-02 1 Kings 22:3 רָמֹ֣ת ramot HNp Ramoth Heights of Gilead
H7433-02 1 Kings 22:4 רָמֹ֣ת ramot HNp Ramoth Heights of Gilead
H7433-02 1 Kings 22:6 רָמֹ֥ת ramot HNp Ramoth Heights of Gilead
H7433-02 1 Kings 22:12 רָמֹ֤ת ramot HNp to Ramoth Heights of Gilead
H7433-02 1 Kings 22:15 רָמֹ֥ת ramot HNp Ramoth Heights of Gilead
H7433-01 1 Kings 22:20 בְּ/רָמֹ֣ת beramot HR/Np at Ramoth in Heights-of-Gilead
H7433-02 1 Kings 22:29 רָמֹ֥ת ramot HNp Ramoth Heights of Gilead
H7433-01 2 Kings 8:28 בְּ/רָמֹ֣ת beramot HR/Np at Ramoth in Heights-of-Gilead
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