The meaning of “רְאֵם”
Understanding rᵉʼêm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or רְאֵים rᵉʼêym (reh-ame'); or רֵים rêym (rame); or רֵם rêm (rame); from רָאַם unicorn. - a wild bull (from its conspic...
רְאֵם
or רְאֵים rᵉʼêym (reh-ame'); or רֵים rêym (rame); or רֵם rêm (rame); from רָאַם unicorn. - a wild bull (from its conspicuousness) 1) probably the great aurochs or wild bulls which are now extinct. The exact meaning is not known.
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 24:8 | “God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.” Word: רְאֵם (rᵉʼêm) | |
| Deuteronomy 33:17 | “His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.” Word: רְאֵם (rᵉʼêm) | |
| Job 39:10 | “Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?” Word: רְאֵם (rᵉʼêm) | |
| Psalms 29:6 | “He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.” Word: רְאֵם (rᵉʼêm) | |
| Isaiah 34:7 | “And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.” Word: רְאֵם (rᵉʼêm) |