H6194 עָרֵם (ʻârêm) aw-rame'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

heap

Strong's Definition

a heap; specifically, a sheaf

Derivation: (Jeremiah 50:26) or (feminine) עֲרֵמָה; from H6192 (עָרַם);

KJV Usage: heap (of corn), sheaf.

TWOT Reference: 1696a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) heap, pile

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

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STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עֲרֵמָה (a.re.mah) — heap. heap, pile

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עֲרֵמָה (H6194)

noun f · ערם

Quantity | Shape

heap = a relatively large quantity of a substance in the shape of a mound

RUT 3:7 · 2CH 31:6 · 2CH 31:6 · 2CH 31:7 · 2CH 31:8 · 2CH 31:9 · NEH 3:34 · NEH 13:15 · SNG 7:3 · JER 50:26 · HAG 2:16

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עֲרֵמָה n.f. heap base

Bible Occurrences (9)

3:7

31:6 31:7 31:8 31:9

4:2 13:15

50:26

2:16

Ruth 3:7

After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits..., he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then [Ruth] went in secretly..., uncovered his feet, and lay down.

2 Chronicles 31:6

And the Israelites... and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps....

2 Chronicles 31:7

In the third month they began building up the heaps, and they finished in the seventh month.

2 Chronicles 31:8

When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.

2 Chronicles 31:9

Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and Levites... about the heaps,

Nehemiah 4:2

before his associates and the army of Samaria,... saying, What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore [the wall] by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? {Can they bring} these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?

Nehemiah 13:15

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

Jeremiah 50:26

Come against her from the farthest border. Break open her granaries; pile her up like mounds of grain. Devote her to destruction; leave her no survivors.