The meaning of “רֹמַח”
Understanding rômach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
buckler, javelin, lancet, spear. - a lance (as thrown) - especially the iron point 1) spear, lance
רֹמַח
buckler, javelin, lancet, spear. - a lance (as thrown) - especially the iron point 1) spear, lance
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 25:7 | “And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;” Word: רֹמַח (rômach) | |
| Judges 5:8 | “They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?” Word: רֹמַח (rômach) | |
| 1 Kings 18:28 | “And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.” Word: רֹמַח (rômach) | |
| 1 Chronicles 12:24 | “The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.” Word: רֹמַח (rômach) | |
| 2 Chronicles 25:5 | “Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.” Word: רֹמַח (rômach) |
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