The meaning of “תְּרוּמָה”
Understanding tᵉrûwmâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or תְּרֻמָה tᵉrumâh (ter-oo-maw'); (Deuteronomy 12:11), from רוּם gift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-in...
תְּרוּמָה
or תְּרֻמָה tᵉrumâh (ter-oo-maw'); (Deuteronomy 12:11), from רוּם gift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing). - a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute 1) contribution, offering 1a) a heave offering 1b) any offering 1c) an offering to God 1d) an offering (of grain, money, etc) 1e) contribution
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 30:15 | “The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.” Word: תְּרוּמָה (tᵉrûwmâh) | |
| Numbers 18:24 | “But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.” Word: תְּרוּמָה (tᵉrûwmâh) | |
| 2 Samuel 1:21 | “Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.” Word: תְּרוּמָה (tᵉrûwmâh) | |
| Ezra 8:25 | “And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:” Word: תְּרוּמָה (tᵉrûwmâh) | |
| Proverbs 29:4 | “The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.” Word: תְּרוּמָה (tᵉrûwmâh) |
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