Ramah רָמָה
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| רָמָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ramah |
| Strong's number | H7411 (H7411B, H7411A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to deceive |
| Occurrences | 12 in 12 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (2) |
Ramah (Hebrew רָמָה, Strong's H7411) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to deceive”. It occurs 12 times in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H7411B: to deceive
1) to beguile, deceive, mislead, deal treacherously
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to beguile, deceive, mislead, trick
1a2) to deal treacherously with, betray
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to beguile, deceive, mislead, trick
1a2) to deal treacherously with, betray
H7411A: to shoot
1) to cast, shoot, hurl
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to throw
1a2) bow-shooters, bowmen (participle)
1b) (Piel) to throw down
Aramaic equivalent: re.mah (רְמָא "to cast" H7412)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to throw
1a2) bow-shooters, bowmen (participle)
1b) (Piel) to throw down
Aramaic equivalent: re.mah (רְמָא "to cast" H7412)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | deceived (3), beguiled (2), thrown (2), betray (1), carrying (1), deceiveth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | have you deceived me (2), he has thrown (2), did you deceive (1), did you deceive me (1), deceived me (1), you have come to betray me (1), who deceives (1), archer (1), have betrayed me (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ramah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 29:25And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”
Exodus
- Exodus 15:1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
- Exodus 15:21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
Joshua
- Joshua 9:22And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 19:17And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”
- 1 Samuel 28:12And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 19:26And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 12:17And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
Psalms
- Psalm 78:9The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 26:19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 4:29The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 1:19I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).