The meaning of “מָרוֹם”
Understanding mârôwm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward. - altitude, i.e. concretely (an el...
מָרוֹם
(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward. - altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft) 1) height 1a) height, elevation, elevated place 1a1) in a high place (adv) 1b) height 1c) proudly (adv) 1d) of nobles (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 5:18 | “Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.” Word: מָרוֹם (mârôwm) | |
| 2 Kings 19:23 | “By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.” Word: מָרוֹם (mârôwm) | |
| Psalms 73:8 | “They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.” Word: מָרוֹם (mârôwm) | |
| Ecclesiastes 10:6 | “Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.” Word: מָרוֹם (mârôwm) | |
| Jeremiah 31:12 | “Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.” Word: מָרוֹם (mârôwm) |
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