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The meaning of רָמַת לֶחִי

Understanding Râmath Lechîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Ramath-lehi. - § Ramath-lehi = "height of a jawbone" - Ramath-Lechi, a place in Palestine 1) a place by the rock Elam in...

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רָמַת לֶחִי

Phoneticraw'-math lekh'-ee
TransliterationRâmath Lechîy
Grammar Code
N:N--L
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ramath-lehi. - § Ramath-lehi = "height of a jawbone" - Ramath-Lechi, a place in Palestine 1) a place by the rock Elam in northern Judah near the border of the Philistines; named by Samson after his slaughter of the 1000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

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ReferenceText
Judges 15:17

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath–lehi.

Word: רָמַת לֶחִי (Râmath Lechîy)

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