Ramat lechi רָמַת לֶחִי
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| רָמַת לֶחִי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ramat lechi |
| Strong's number | H7437 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Ramath-lehi |
| Occurrences | 2 in 1 verse |
Ramat lechi (Hebrew רָמַת לֶחִי, Strong's H7437) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Ramath-lehi”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
§ Ramath-lehi = "height of a jawbone"
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
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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ramath lehi (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ramath lehi (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ramat lechi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 15:17And 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.And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
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).