רוּם

𐤓𐤅𐤌

rûwm

H7311 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To be high, to rise, or to elevate; denotes height or being elevated physically, socially, or figuratively. Commonly used for physical elevation (literal rising up, being raised), but also extends to abstract senses such as exalting a person, promoting in status, or being brought to an elevated condition. Can convey both positive and negative connotations, e.g., exaltation or pride/haughtiness.

Semantic Range

to be high, to rise (physically or socially), to lift up, to exalt (give high status or honor), to be proud or haughty, to be tall or lofty, to raise or elevate (an object, offering, or person), to promote, to set up, to heave up, to mount up, to be brought up, to be extolled, to be presumptuous

Root / Etymology

From the root רום meaning 'height' or 'to be high.' The verb form retains the sense of becoming or being high/exalted. The noun forms (e.g., רוֹם, רָמָה) share the semantic domain of 'height' or 'high place.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

רוּם occurs throughout all periods of Biblical Hebrew. In earlier texts, especially narrative and poetry, it often describes physical elevation (mountains, lifting an object) or the exaltation of figures (such as God, king, or leader). In wisdom and prophetic literature, רוּם can denote pride, arrogance, or haughtiness, warning against self-elevation. The verb is also used in cultic contexts (e.g., lifting an offering or 'heave offering'). Later usage continues these themes but with added focus on social promotion or downfall (exalt versus humble). English translations such as 'exalt,' 'lift up,' or 'raise' generally capture the core meaning, but sometimes under-represent the nuance between physical and metaphorical elevation, nor do they always distinguish between positive (divinely sanctioned) and negative (hubristic) forms of elevation. There are related roots like נשא ('to lift, carry') and גבה ('to be tall, high'), but רוּם is more closely linked to the sense of being or making high, often with an emphasis on position, rank, or status.

Translation Consistency

primary "raise" 26 occurrences

'Raise' is the most natural, commonly used English verb that covers the primary senses of רוּם: to lift or elevate physically and to promote or exalt socially. It matches the majority of attested renderings, reads naturally across transitive and passive contexts (raise / be raised), and is preferable to the more formal 'exalt' while still accommodating figurative elevation and promotion.

Alternatives (24 occurrences):
"lift up" (4x) "tall" (4x) "exalted" (2x) "lifted up" (1x) "bred" (1x) "taken off" (1x) "take up" (1x) "offer" (1x) "rise high" (1x) "levy" (1x) "heart is lifted up" (1x) "lofty ones" (1x) "exalt" (1x) "loud" (1x) "triumphant" (1x) "lift high" (1x) "who lifts high" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

רוּם (rûwm) — to be high, to rise, to be exalted

Root רוּם to be high, to rise, to exalt, to be lofty
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2036 הֹרָם Horam
H3406 יְרִימוֹת to Heights
H7312 רוּם to rise high
H7316 רוּמָה Height-town
H7422 רַמְיָה Yah has exalted

Word Forms

90 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H7311-45 תָּרִימוּ֩ tarimu HVhi2mp you shall lift up you shall raise up you shall raise up 12
H7311-36 רָ֥מָה ramah HVqp3fs high rising one high 9
H7311-81 יָרִ֣ים yarim HVhi3ms He lifts he will lift high he will raise high 9
H7311-66 וַ/יָּ֥רֶם vayarem HC/Vhw3ms and he took up and he lifted high and he raised high 8
H7311-29 לְ/הָרִֽים leharim HR/Vhc to raise to heights to raise 5
H7311-35 רָֽם ram HVqrmsa high the one who is high the one who is high 5
H7311-47 תָּר֣וּם tarum HVqi3fs is exalted she will rise high it will rise high 5
H7311-61 וָ/רָם֙ varam HC/Vqrmsa and tall and being high and tall 5
H7311-83 יָר֖וּם yarum HVqi3ms be exalted he will rise high he will raise 5
H7311-18 הָרִ֤ימוּ harimu HVhv2mp lift up Raise up! Raise up! 4

Occurrences in Scripture

193 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H7311-62 Genesis 7:17 וַ/תָּ֖רָם vataram HC/Vqw3fs and it rose and she rose high and it was raised high
H7311-16 Genesis 14:22 הֲרִימֹ֨תִי harimoti HVhp1cs I have lifted I have lifted high I have raised high
H7311-68 Genesis 31:45 וַ/יְרִימֶ֖/הָ vayerimeha HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3fs and set it up and he raised her up and he raised it up
H7311-16 Genesis 39:15 הֲרִימֹ֥תִי harimoti HVhp1cs I lifted up I have lifted high I have raised high
H7311-24 Genesis 39:18 כַּ/הֲרִימִ֥/י kaharimi HR/Vhc/Sp1cs as I lifted up my lifting up as I lifted up
H7311-81 Genesis 41:44 יָרִ֨ים yarim HVhi3ms shall lift up he will lift high will lift up
H7311-66 Exodus 7:20 וַ/יָּ֤רֶם vayarem HC/Vhw3ms and he lifted up and he lifted high and he raised high
H7311-36 Exodus 14:8 רָמָֽה ramah HVqrfsa high rising one the one exalted
H7311-10 Exodus 14:16 הָרֵ֣ם harem HVhv2ms lift up Raise high! Raise high!
H7311-58 Exodus 15:2 וַ/אֲרֹמְמֶֽ/נְהוּ vaaromemenehu HC/Voi1cs/Sp3ms and I will exalt him I will raise him high I will raise him high
H7311-67 Exodus 16:20 וַ/יָּ֥רֻם vayarum HC/Vqw3ms and bred and he rose up and it bred
H7311-81 Exodus 17:11 יָרִ֥ים yarim HVhi3ms he raised he will lift high he will raise high
H7311-23 Exodus 29:27 הוּרָ֑ם huram HVHp3ms was offered up was raised up was raised up
H7311-31 Exodus 35:24 מֵרִ֗ים merim HVhrmsa who could offer the one who exalts the one who raises
H7311-71 Leviticus 2:9 וְ/הֵרִ֨ים veherim HC/Vhq3ms and he shall lift up and he raised up and he shall lift up
H7311-81 Leviticus 4:8 יָרִ֣ים yarim HVhi3ms he shall remove he will lift high he will raise high
H7311-90 Leviticus 4:10 יוּרַ֔ם yuram HVHi3ms it is taken off he will be raised up it is taken off
H7311-81 Leviticus 4:19 יָרִ֣ים yarim HVhi3ms he shall lift up he will lift high he will raise high
H7311-71 Leviticus 6:3 וְ/הֵרִ֣ים veherim HC/Vhq3ms and he shall take up and he raised up and he shall take up
H7311-71 Leviticus 6:8 וְ/הֵרִ֨ים veherim HC/Vhq3ms and-he-shall-lift-up and he raised up and he shall lift up
H7311-82 Leviticus 22:15 יָרִ֖ימוּ yarimu HVhi3mp they offer they will raise up they will raise up
H7311-45 Numbers 15:19 תָּרִ֥ימוּ tarimu HVhi2mp you shall offer up you shall raise up you shall raise up
H7311-45 Numbers 15:20 תָּרִ֣ימוּ tarimu HVhi2mp you shall lift up you shall raise up you shall raise up
H7311-45 Numbers 15:20 תָּרִ֥ימוּ tarimu-2 HVhi2mp you shall lift up you shall raise up you shall raise up
H7311-75 Numbers 17:2 וְ/יָרֵ֤ם veyarem HC/Vhj3ms and-remove and may he raise high and may he raise high
H7311-82 Numbers 18:19 יָרִ֥ימוּ yarimu HVhi3mp offer they will raise up they will offer
H7311-82 Numbers 18:24 יָרִ֤ימוּ yarimu HVhi3mp they offer they will raise up they will raise up
H7311-60 Numbers 18:26 וַ/הֲרֵמֹתֶ֤ם vaharemotem HC/Vhq2mp then-you-shall-lift you raised up then you shall lift up
H7311-45 Numbers 18:28 תָּרִ֤ימוּ tarimu HVhi2mp you shall lift up you shall raise up you shall raise up
H7311-45 Numbers 18:29 תָּרִ֕ימוּ tarimu HVhi2mp you shall present you shall raise up you shall raise up
H7311-05 Numbers 18:30 בַּ/הֲרִֽימְ/כֶ֤ם baharimekhem HR/Vhc/Sp2mp in-your-heaving-it in your lifting-up in your raising up
H7311-05 Numbers 18:32 בַּ/הֲרִֽימְ/כֶ֥ם baharimekhem HR/Vhc/Sp2mp when you offer in your lifting-up in your raising up
H7311-66 Numbers 20:11 וַ/יָּ֨רֶם vayarem HC/Vhw3ms and lifted up and he lifted high and he raised high
H7311-76 Numbers 24:7 וְ/יָרֹ֤ם veyarom HC/Vqj3ms and shall be higher and may he rise high and may he rise high
H7311-59 Numbers 31:28 וַ/הֲרֵמֹתָ֨ vaharemota HC/Vhq2ms And you shall levy and you raised up and you shall levy
H7311-21 Numbers 31:52 הֵרִ֨ימוּ֙ herimu HVhp3cp they offered up they caused to rise they caused to raise
H7311-36 Numbers 33:3 רָמָ֔ה ramah HVqrfsa raised rising one raised
H7311-61 Deuteronomy 1:28 וָ/רָם֙ varam HC/Vqrmsa and taller and being high and tall
H7311-61 Deuteronomy 2:10 וָ/רָ֖ם varam HC/Vqrmsa and tall and being high and tall
H7311-61 Deuteronomy 2:21 וָ/רָ֖ם varam HC/Vqrmsa and tall and being high and tall
H7311-72 Deuteronomy 8:14 וְ/רָ֖ם veram HC/Vqq3ms and your heart is lifted up and he rose high and your heart is lifted up
H7311-61 Deuteronomy 9:2 וָ/רָ֖ם varam HC/Vqrmsa and tall and being high and tall
H7311-09 Deuteronomy 12:2 הָֽ/רָמִים֙ haramim HTd/Vqrmpa the high the lofty ones the lofty ones
H7311-43 Deuteronomy 17:20 רוּם rum HVqc be lifted up to rise high to exalt
H7311-35 Deuteronomy 27:14 רָֽם ram HVqrmsa loud the one who is high loud
H7311-36 Deuteronomy 32:27 רָ֔מָה ramah HVqp3fs is triumphant rising one is triumphant
H7311-70 Joshua 4:5 וְ/הָרִ֨ימוּ veharimu HC/Vhv2mp and take up and lift high and lift high
H7311-36 1 Samuel 2:1 רָ֥מָה ramah HVqp3fs is exalted rising one is exalted
H7311-33 1 Samuel 2:7 מְרוֹמֵֽם meromem HVormsa exalts one who lifts high one who lifts high
H7311-81 1 Samuel 2:8 יָרִ֣ים yarim HVhi3ms lifts he will lift high he will raise high