Raam רָעַם
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| רָעַם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | raam |
| Strong's number | H7481 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to thunder |
| Occurrences | 13 in 13 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (4) |
Raam (Hebrew רָעַם, Strong's H7481) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to thunder”. It occurs 13 times in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to thunder
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to make the sound of thunder, thunder
1a2) to rage
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to thunder, cause thunder
1b2) to tremble, cause to tremble (by extension)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to make the sound of thunder, thunder
1a2) to rage
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to thunder, cause thunder
1b2) to tremble, cause to tremble (by extension)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | thundered (3), roar (3), thundereth (3), thunder (2), fret (1), troubled (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | thundered (3), resound (3), thunders (2), would provoke her (1), he will thunder (1), he thunders (1), can you thunder (1), are contorted (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Raam, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 1:6And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
- 1 Samuel 2:10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
- 1 Samuel 7:10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 22:14The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 16:32Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.
Job
- Job 37:4After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
- Job 37:5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
- Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Psalms
- Psalm 18:13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalm 29:3The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- Psalm 96:11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
- Psalm 98:7Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 27:35All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
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).