1 Chronicles 7:34 — Word Study
WLCוּבְנֵ֖י שָׁ֑מֶר אֲחִ֥י וְרָהְגָּ֖ה וְחֻבָּ֥ה וַאֲרָֽם׃
BSAThe sonsbên [descendants, offspring] of ShemerShemer [an Israelite name] AhiʼĂchîy [a term of endearment, brother] RohgahRôwhăgâh△ [an Israelite living during the Divided Monarchy] HubbahYᵉchubbâh△ [also known as Jehubbah, meaning hidden] and AramʼĂrâm [referring to a region, also known as Syria]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֖י | and [the] sons of | Conjunction, noun common masculine plural construct |
| שָׁ֑מֶר | Shemer | Noun proper masculine |
| אֲחִ֥י | Ahi | Noun proper masculine |
| וְרָהְגָּ֖ה | and Rohgah | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| וְחֻבָּ֥ה | and Hubbah | Conjunction, noun proper masculine |
| וַאֲרָֽם׃ | and Aram | Conjunction, noun proper |
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| BSB | The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. |
| KJV | And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. |
| ASV | And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. |
| YLT | and sons of Shamer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. |
| WEB | The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. |
| BBE | And the sons of Shomer: Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram. |
The translations agree on the structure and names in this verse.
The sentence is straightforward, presenting the main subject followed by a list of names.
5 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 7:34
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Context — The Genealogy of the Tribe of Ashergenerated
1 Chronicles 7:34 lists the sons of Shemer, providing insight into the lineage of the tribe of Asher. This genealogy is part of a larger record that traces the descendants of Israel's tribes, emphasizing the importance of heritage in ancient Israelite society. The names listed, including Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram, reflect familial ties and the continuation of lineage.
Cross References
The Key Word — שָׁ֑מֶר, Sha.mergenerated
The word בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants and family relationships. It is derived from a root meaning 'to build', implying a connection to lineage and inheritance.
In this verse, it signifies the sons of Shemer, establishing their identity and connection to the family line. This usage underscores the importance of genealogy in the context of Israelite culture.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is introduced by וּבְנֵ֖י, and [the] sons of, which serves as the subject of the sentence. The predicate follows, listing the names of Shemer's sons.
The structure emphasizes the family relationship by presenting the names in a straightforward manner, characteristic of genealogical records.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates וּבְנֵ֖י as υἱοὶ (huioi), meaning 'sons'. This choice aligns with the Hebrew meaning, maintaining the focus on lineage.
The LXX preserves the essence of the Hebrew text, though the word order and articles differ, reflecting the translators' stylistic choices.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Chronicles 7:34 lists the sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. This verse is part of a genealogical record that highlights the importance of family lineage in Israelite culture.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Shemer is an Israelite name associated with several individuals, indicating a connection to the tribe of Asher.
Genealogies establish family lineage, inheritance rights, and the fulfillment of God's promises through specific lineages.
The names reflect familial relationships and the continuity of the tribe of Asher, emphasizing the significance of family in Israelite society.
This verse contributes to the broader genealogical framework in 1 Chronicles, documenting the descendants of the tribes of Israel.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How do genealogies in the Bible help us understand God's plan for His people?
- What significance do names hold in your own family history?
- In what ways can we honor our heritage and the legacy of our ancestors?
- How does understanding family lineage impact our identity today?
Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 7:34 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd the sons of Shamer,.... Or Shomer, the brother of Japhlet, 1 Chronicles 7:32. Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram; of whom nothing is known but their names.
Read John Gill on 1 Chronicles 7 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Chronicles 7 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(34) Shamer (pausai form of Shemer) probably identical with Shomer, the second son of Heber (1 Chronicles 7:32). Jehubbah.—Heb. margin has we-Hubbah, “and Hubbah,” which is correct according to the prevailing form of this list (and before each name). Aram is the ordinary name of the Syrians east and west of the Euphrates. It may here designate a clan of half -Aramean extraction. (35–39) And the sons of his brother Helem.—Apparently the offshoots of Helem, “brother” of Sheraer-Shomer. If we construe brother in the strict sense, we must assume that Helem is the same as Hotham (1 Chronicles 7:32), and that one or the other name is corrupt. But Helem may be the name of another chief house of…
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Chronicles 7 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and CollegesThe treatment of different tribes is unequal in this chapter. In the case of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:1-5), Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:6-12), and Asher (1 Chronicles 7:30-40), genealogies are given and the number of fighting-men of each tribe is stated. To Naphtali is devoted a single verse, giving only the names of his sons. For Manasseh and Ephraim genealogies are given and their possessions are shortly enumerated. The mention of Dan is obliterated, owing to the state of the text of 1 Chronicles 7:12.
Read Cambridge on 1 Chronicles 7 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleShamer; Ahi, and Rohgah - Translate as: “The sons of Shamer 1 Chronicles 7:32, his brother, Rohgah, etc.”
Read Albert Barnes on 1 Chronicles 7 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
The sons of his brother Shemer: Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
Tyndale line
And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
And the sons of Shemer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
And the sonnes of Shamer, Ahi, and Rohgah, Iehubbah, and Aram.
Strictly literal
And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, and Hubbah, and Aram.
and sons of Shamer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
And sons of Shamer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
And the sons of Shemer: Achi, and Rohgah, and Chubbah and Aram.
Shomer, Japhlet's brother, had these sons: Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
From the Latin
And the sons of Somer: Ahi, and Roaga, and Haba, and Aram.
Simplified
The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
And the sons of Shomer: Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in this verse, with 4 out of the 6 words matched. The Septuagint's word order differs from the Hebrew but retains the same core information.
וּבְנֵ֖י שָׁ֑מֶר אֲחִ֥י וְרָהְגָּ֖ה וְחֻבָּ֥ה וַאֲרָֽם׃
4 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 7:34
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.
בֵּן 4870 n.m. son
son, male child, born of a woman
children (male and female)
youth, young men
the young of animals
of plant shoots
fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
member of a guild, order or class
of animals son of (the) herd
ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
n. relat. of age
base
בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.
done
H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman
. children (male and female)
. youth, young men
. the young of animals
. of plant shoots
. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
. . member of a guild, order or class
. of animals son of (the) herd
. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
. n. relat. of age
H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son
1121 ben bane
from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the
widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,
including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,
etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)
(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,
(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,
bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X
came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of
first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +
kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)
people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +
spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous
one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
see HEBREW for 01129
see HEBREW for 01
see HEBREW for 0251
בֵּן (ben) — son: child.
: child/son
בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;
son of: Jaaziah (H3269);
brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)
§ Beno = "his son"
the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)
בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.
: descendant, people, tribe, nation
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : child/son
בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.
: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : descendant
בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.
: rebel/son(Belial)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : people/men/nation/tribe
בֵּן (ben) — son.
: [inheriting]son/heir
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.
: warrior/son(strong)
Conj | N-mp — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural constructHC/Ncmpc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
The Hebrew word שֶׁ֫מֶר (*shemer*) refers to a name associated with several individuals in the Old Testament. It includes a Levite, a man from the tribe of Asher, and another from Benjamin, all mentioned during the Divided Monarchy. The name is linked to the owner of the hill where Samaria was built and carries the meaning 'preserved.' There is also a variant spelling, שָׁ֫מֶד (*shemed*), which means 'destroyed' and refers to a Benjamite. The lexicons provide various contexts for these figures.
שֶׁ֫מֶר n.pr.m. (prop. clan-name)
orig. owner of hill where Sam. was built
Levite
in Asher
in Benj.
base
H8106 שֶׁ֫מֶר
8106 Shemer sheh'-mer
the same as 8105; Shemer, the name of three
Israelites:--Shamer, Shemer.
see HEBREW for 08105
שֶׁ֫מֶר (she.mer) — Shemer.
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.24
§ Shemer or Shamer = "preserved"
1) the owner of the hill where the city of Samaria was built
2) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and father of Bani
3) an Asherite, son of Heber and father of Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. Also 'Shomer'
שָׁ֫מֶד (she.mer) — Shemed.
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.12;
son of: Elpaal (H0508);
brother of: Eber (H5677I), Misham (H4936), Beriah (H1283I), Shema (H8087I), Zebadiah (H2069H), Meshullam (H4918J), Hizki (H2395), Heber (H2268J), Ishmerai (H3461), Izliah (H3152) and Jobab (H3103K)
§ Shemed or Shamed = "destroyed"
a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and builder of the towns of Ono and Lod
שֶׁ֫מֶר (she.mer) — Shemer.
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
she'-mer (shemer; Semer, Lucian, Semmer):
(1) The owner of the hill which Omri bought and which became the site of Samaria (1Ki 16:24, shomeron). Shemer may be an ancient clan name. The fact, however, that the mountain was called Shomeron when Omri bought it makes one doubt that the city of Samaria was named after Shemer; the passage is questionable. The real etymology of Samaria roots it in "watch mountain" (see Stade, Zeitschrift, 165 f).
(preserved), the owner of the hill on which the city of Samaria was built. (1 Kings 16:24) (B.C. 917.) [SAMARIA]
The former owner of the hill on which Omri built Samaria, 1Ki 16:24.
guardian; thorn
אֲחִי (*Achi*) means 'my brother' and is used as a name for several individuals in the Old Testament, including members of the tribes of Gad and Asher. The entries indicate that it can refer to various roles such as a priest, scribe, or chief, and it is linked to the root meaning of brotherly relations. Notably, it appears in contexts related to family lineage and leadership.
אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲחִיָה (always, exc. where other form noted), אֲחִי n.pr.m. (brother of Yah(u))
a priest
a scribe
a prophet
father of king Baasha
grandson of Hezron
son of Ehud, of Benj.
one of Dvd’s heroes
a Levite, Dvd’s time
a chief man under Nehem.
a Gadite
a man of Asher
base
H277 אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲחִיָה, אֲחִי
277 'Achiy akh-ee'
from 251; brotherly; Achi, the name of two Israelites:--Ahi.
see HEBREW for 0251
אֲחִי (a.chi) — Ahi.
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.15;
son of: Abdiel (H5661)
§ Ahi = "my brother"
1) a head of the families of Gad
2) an Asherite
אֲחִי (a.chi) — `brother`.
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.34;
son of: Shomer (H7763H);
brother of: Rohgah (H7303), Jehubbah (H3160) and Aram (H0758J); also translated "brother";
§ Ahi = "my brother"
1) a head of the families of Gad
2) an Asherite
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
(a brother). A Gadite, chief of a family who lived in Gilead in Bashan, (1 Chronicles 5:15) in the days of Jotham and of Judah. (B.C. 758.) A descendant of Shamer, of the tribe of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:34)
my brother; my brethren
רָהְגָּה (Rohgah) refers to a man from the tribe of Asher, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:34. The name is associated with the meaning of 'clamour' and denotes a descendant of Shomer, with siblings named Ahi, Jehubbah, and Aram. The entries suggest a connection to an unused root meaning to cry out or an outcry.
רָהְגָּה Qr, רוהגה Kt, n.pr.m. in Asher 1 Ch 7:34
ref
H7303 רָהֲגָּה, רוהגה, רוֹהֲגָה
7303 Rowhagah ro-hag-aw'
from an unused root probably meaning to cry out; outcry;
Rohagah, an Israelite:--Rohgah.
רָהְגָּה (ro.ha.gah) — Rohgah.
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.34;
son of: Shomer (H7763H);
brother of: Ahi (H0277H), Jehubbah (H3160) and Aram (H0758J)
§ Rohgah = "clamour"
an Asherite of the sons of Shamer
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
ro'-ga (Kethibh rohaghah, Qere rohgah): A name in the genealogy of Asher (1Ch 7:34).
(clamor), an Asherite, of the sons of Shamer. (1 Chronicles 7:34) (B.C. about 1490.)
filled or drunk with talk
→ Son of Shamer 1Ch 7:34
חֻבָּה (yechubbah) refers to Jehubbah, a man from the tribe of Asher mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:34. The name is derived from a root meaning 'hidden.' He is noted as the son of Shomer and has brothers named Ahi, Rohgah, and Aram.
חֻבָּה n.pr.m. a descendant of Asher, 1 Ch 7:34
ref
H3160 חֻבָּה, יְחֻבָּה
3160 Ychubbah yekh-oob-baw'
from 2247; hidden; Jechubbah, an Israelite:--Jehubbah.
see HEBREW for 02247
חֻבָּה (ye.chub.bah) — Jehubbah.
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.34;
son of: Shomer (H7763H);
brother of: Ahi (H0277H), Rohgah (H7303) and Aram (H0758J)
§ Jehubbah = "hidden"
a man of Asher, son of Shomer or Shamer of the house of Beriah
N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculineHC/Npm
אֲרָם (Aram) refers to both a person and a region. It denotes the fifth son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and a descendant of Asher. The term also encompasses the Aramean people and their territory, primarily in Mesopotamia and northern Syria. The word is often associated with the meaning 'exalted' and appears in various contexts, including references to the land of Mesopotamia.
אֲרָם n.pr.m. Aram
5th son of Shem
grandson of Nahor
a descendant of Asher
—Elsewhere only of Aramæan people & land (= 1 supr.)
people, sg. coll. = the Aramæans, a leading branch of the Shemitic stock inhabiting Mesopotamia & northern Syria, in many tribes & settlements
less often clearly of land; also of particular divisions of territory א׳ נַהֲרַיִם ‘Mesopotamia,’ i.e. prob. land between Euphrates & Chaboras; cf. פַּדַּן א׳ Paddan-Aram
often indeterminate
base
H758 אֲרָם Aram . 5th son of Shem
. grandson of Nahor
. a descendant of Asher
—Elsewhere only of Aramæan people & land (= 1 supr.) . people, sg. coll. = the Aramæans, a leading branch of the Shemitic stock inhabiting Mesopotamia & northern Syria, in many tribes & settlements
. less often clearly of land; also of particular divisions of territory א׳ נַהֲרַיִם ‘Mesopotamia,’ i.e. prob. land between Euphrates & Chaboras; cf. פַּדַּן א׳ Paddan-Aram
. often indeterminate
758 'Aram arawm'
from the same as 759; the highland; Aram or Syria, and its
inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of
Nahor, and of an Israelite:--Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria,
Syrians.
see HEBREW for 0759
אֲרָם (a.ram) — Aram.
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22;
son of: Shem (H8035);
brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775) and Lud (H3865);
father of: Uz (H5780), Hul (H2343), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851)
§ Aram or Arameans = "exalted"
1) Aram or Syrian nation
2) the Syrian or Aramean people
Aram = "exalted"
n m
3) fifth son of Shem
4) a grandson of Nahor
5) a descendant of Asher
אֲרָם (a.ram) — Aram.
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21;
son of: Kemuel (H7055)
§ Aram or Arameans = "exalted"
1) Aram or Syrian nation
2) the Syrian or Aramean people
Aram = "exalted"
n m
3) fifth son of Shem
4) a grandson of Nahor
5) a descendant of Asher
אֲרָם (a.ram) — Syria.
§ Aram or Arameans = "exalted"
Aram or Syrian nation
אֲרָם (a.ram) — Aram.
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun properHC/Npl
Aram
The son of Shem (Gen. 10:22); according to Gen. 22:21, a grandson of Nahor. In Matt. 1:3, 4, and Luke 3:33, this word is the Greek form of Ram, the father of Amminadab (1 Chr. 2:10).
The word means high, or highlands, and as the name of a country denotes that elevated region extending from the northeast of Palestine to the Euphrates. It corresponded generally with the Syria and Mesopotamia of the Greeks and Romans. In Gen. 25:20; 31:20, 24; Deut. 26:5, the word “Syrian” is properly “Aramean” (R.V., marg.).…
(high). The name by which the Hebrews designated, generally, the country lying to the northeast of Palestine; the great mass of that high tableland which, rising with sudden abruptness from the Jordan and the very margin of the Lake of Gennesaret, stretched at an elevation of no less than 2000 feet above the level of the sea, to the banks of the Euphrates itself. Throughout the Authorized Version the word is, with only a very few exceptions, rendered, as in the Vulgate and LXX., SYRIA. Its earliest occurrence in the book of Genesis is in the form of Aram-naharaim , i.e. the "highland of or between the two rivers." (Genesis 24:10) Authorized Version "Mesopotamia." In the later history we meet with a number of small nations or kingdoms forming parts of the general land of Aram; but as Damascus increased in importance it gradually…
1. The name of three men in the Bible: a son of Shem, Ge 10:22, a grandson of Nahor, Ge 22:21, and an ancestor of our Lord, Ru 4:19 1Ch 2:10 Mt 1:3 Lu 3:33 2. Nearly synonymous with Syria; the Hebrew name of the whole region northeast of Palestine, extending from the Tigris on the east nearly to the Mediterranean on the west, and to the Taurus range on the north. It was named after Aram the son of Shem. Thus defined, it includes also Mesopotamia, which the Hebrews named Aram-naharaim, Aram of the two rivers, Ge…