Strong's Definition
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.
TWOT Reference: 2133
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רוּם (rum) — to exalt. 1) to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be high, be set on high 1a2) to be raised, be uplifted, be exalted 1a3) to be lifted, rise 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to raise or rear (children), cause to grow up 1b2) to lift up, raise, exalt 1b3) to exalt, extol 1c) (Polal) to be lifted up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to raise, lift, lift up, take up, set up, erect, exalt, set on high 1d2) to lift up (and take away), remove 1d3) to lift off and present, contribute, offer, contribute 1e) (Hophal) to be taken off, be abolished 1f) (Hithpolel) to exalt oneself, magnify oneself Aramaic equivalent: rum (רוּם "to rise" H7313)
רָמַם (ra.mam) — be rotten. (Qal) to be rotten, be wormy
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מָרֹום · רוּם · רֹום · רֹומָה · רֹומָם · רֹומֵמֻת · רָמָה · רָמוּת · תְּרוּמָה · תְּרוּמִיָּה · אַבְרָם · אֲרוּמָה · חִירֹום · חִירָם · רוּמָה
High | verb qal
to be high, to become high, to mount up = process by which objects reach a relatively high elevation above the earth
GEN 7:17 · JOB 22:12 · PSA 61:3 · PSA 138:6 · ISA 6:1 · EZK 10:4 · EZK 10:16 · EZK 10:17 · EZK 17:22
High | verb hif
to cause to be high = causative action by which humans or animals construct something in a place high above the earth
High | verb hif, verb pi
to lift up, to raise = causative process by which humans take an object from a relatively low position and raise it up
EXO 7:20 · EXO 14:16 · 1SA 2:8 · EZR 9:6 · PSA 27:5 · PSA 113:7 · ISA 10:15 · ISA 10:15 · ISA 49:22 · ISA 62:10
High | verb qal
to be high (in size), to be tall = state by which an object is of great and more than average height
DEU 1:28 · DEU 2:10 · DEU 2:21 · DEU 9:2 · DEU 12:2 · ISA 2:13 · ISA 2:14 · ISA 10:33 · EZK 6:13 · EZK 20:28 · EZK 34:6
High | verb pi, verb hif, verb qal
to raise high, to set up = causative process by which humans, deities or forces cause an object to be of a great and more than average height
GEN 31:45 · PSA 107:25 · ISA 49:11 · EZK 31:4
Bear | verb hif | ≈ נחל
to get, to receive literally: to lift up; hence: = process by which humans undergo a certain event
Complicated
high, lofty literally: to be high; hence: = state in which something perplexes the mind and requires wisdom in order to be dealt with
Confident | verb qal
Collocation: יָד רָמָה
defiant, bold literally: raised hand; hence: = state in which humans act with confidence
Extraordinary | verb qal, verb hif
to be esteemed = state in which a certain type of behavior is highly appreciated
PSA 12:9 · PRO 14:29
Great | verb qal | ≈ גֵּאֶה · נשׂא | ≠ שׁפל
to be exalted literally: to be, become high; hence: = process by which humans or deities acquire an elevated status, either in their own eyes or in the eyes of other people, ≈ which can either be good or bad, depending on whether this status is justified
NUM 24:7 · 2SA 22:28 · JOB 21:22 · PSA 13:3 · PSA 18:28 · PSA 21:14 · PSA 57:6 · PSA 57:12 · PSA 89:17 · PSA 108:6 · PSA 113:4 · PSA 140:9 · PRO 11:11 · ISA 2:12 · ISA 52:13 · ISA 57:15
Great | verb hit | ≈ גדל
to exalt oneself literally: to make oneself high; hence: = action by which humans or deities bring themselves an elevated status, either in their own eyes or in the eyes of other people, ≈ which can either be good or bad, depending on whether this status is justified
Great | verb pi, verb hif | ≈ כבד | ≠ שׁפל
to exalt literally: to make high; hence: = causative action by which humans or deities grant an elevated status to humans in the eyes of other people
1SA 2:7 · 2SA 22:49 · 1KI 14:7 · 1KI 16:2 · 1CH 25:5 · JOB 17:4 · PSA 18:49 · PSA 37:34 · PSA 75:8 · PSA 89:20 · PSA 118:16 · PRO 4:8 · PRO 14:34 · DAN 5:19
Great | verb qal, verb pe'al
Collocation: לֵב רום · לֵבָב רום
to become proud literally: (one's) heart becomes high; hence: = process by which humans start to consider themselves greater than justified
DEU 8:14 · DEU 17:20 · PSA 131:1 · EZK 31:10 · DAN 5:20 · DAN 11:12 · HOS 13:6
Hold | verb hif, verb hof
to take up, to remove literally: to lift up; hence: = action by which humans pick up (part of) an object with their hands
LEV 2:9 · LEV 4:8 · LEV 4:10 · LEV 4:19 · LEV 6:3 · LEV 6:8 · NUM 17:2 · JOS 4:5 · 1SA 9:24 · 2KI 2:13 · 2KI 6:7 · ISA 57:14 · EZK 21:31
Whole
to set up, to restore literally: to lift up; hence: = causative action by which humans restore a building in its previous condition
Non-Engage | verb hif, verb hof
to take away, to cease literally: to lift up; hence: = causative process by which humans are forced to stop engaging in an activity
Praise | verb pi, verb qal, verb pu'al, verb pa | ≈ ברך · גָּדֹול · גדל · הלל · חוה · ידה · נוה · שׁבח
to exalt, to praise = action by which humans acknowledge the elevated status of deities and give expression to that
EXO 15:2 · 2SA 22:47 · NEH 9:5 · PSA 18:47 · PSA 30:2 · PSA 34:4 · PSA 46:11 · PSA 46:11 · PSA 99:2 · PSA 99:5 · PSA 99:9 · PSA 107:32 · PSA 118:28 · PSA 145:1 · ISA 25:1 · DAN 4:34
Sacrifice | verb hif, verb hof
to present literally: to lift up; hence: = causative action by which humans devote certain things to a deity
EXO 29:27 · EXO 35:24 · LEV 22:15 · NUM 15:19 · NUM 15:20 · NUM 15:20 · NUM 18:19 · NUM 18:24 · NUM 18:26 · NUM 18:28 · NUM 18:29 · NUM 18:30 · NUM 18:32 · NUM 31:28 · NUM 31:52 · 2CH 30:24 · 2CH 30:24 · 2CH 35:7 · 2CH 35:8 · 2CH 35:9 · EZR 8:25 · EZK 45:1 · EZK 45:13 · EZK 48:8 · EZK 48:9 · EZK 48:20
Safe | verb pi, verb hif
Collocation: רום עֹל
to ease hardship literally: to lift up (someone's) yoke; hence: = causative action by which deities ease the hardship of people
Safe | verb pi
Collocation: רום מִשַּׁעֲרֵי מָוֶת
to rescue from death literally: to raise (someone) up from the gates of death; hence: = causative action by which deities keep humans from dying
Shout | verb qal ptc.act
Collocation: קֹול רָם
loudly literally: lifted up voice; hence: = action by which humans speak more loudly than usual
Shout | verb hif
Collocation: רום בְּקֹול · רום קֹול
to speak loudly, to shout literally: to lift up (one's) voice; hence: = action by which humans speak more loudly than usual
GEN 39:15 · GEN 39:18 · 2KI 19:22 · 1CH 15:16 · 2CH 5:13 · EZR 3:12 · JOB 38:34 · ISA 13:2 · ISA 37:23 · ISA 40:9 · ISA 40:9 · ISA 58:1 · EZK 21:27
Stage | verb pi
to bring up = causative process by which humans take care of young humans while they undergo the natural development of increasing in size and changing physically on their way to being fully grown
Stance | verb hif
Collocation: רום יָד
to raise (one's) hand = action by which humans raise their hands
Confident | verb hif
Collocation: רום רֹאשׁ
to lift up (one's) head > to find new courage literally: to lift up (one's) head; hence: = process by which humans find new confidence
Confident | verb hif, verb qal
Collocation: רום רֹאשׁ
to lift up (someone's) head > to restore (someone's) confidence literally: to lift up (someone else's) head; hence: = causative process by which deities help humans to find new confidence
Confident | verb qal
Collocation: קֶרֶן רום
to find confidence literally: (one's) horn is lifted up; hence: = process by which humans find new confidence
Confident | verb hif
Collocation: רום קֶרֶן
to lift (one's) horn > to boast literally: to lift up (one's) horn; hence: = action by which humans flaunt their confidence
Confident | verb hif, verb pu'al
Collocation: רום קֶרֶן
to lift up (someone's) horn > to restore (someone's) confidence literally: to lift up (someone else's) horn; hence: = causative action by which deities restore the inner strength of humans
1SA 2:10 · PSA 75:11 · PSA 92:11 · PSA 148:14 · LAM 2:17
Engage | verb hif, verb qal, verb hit | ≈ קום
to arise (to act) = action by which deities prepare themselves to intervene, ◄ as if rising from a sitting position
Engage | verb hif
Collocation: רום יָד וְרֶגֶל
to lift one's foot > to do anything at all literally: to raise (one's hand or foot); hence: = to do anything, even if it were as insignificant as raising one's hand or foot
Great | verb qal
Collocation: עֵינַיִם רום
proud eyes literally: (one's) eyes are high; hence: = state in which humans consider themselves greater than justified which becomes visible by the way they look around them
Safe | verb qal | ≈ גְּבוּרָה · עזז
Collocation: יָד רום
to be victorious literally: (one's) (right) hand is raised; hence: = state in which humans or deities are victorious in battle
Safe | verb hif
Collocation: רום יָד
to give victory literally: to raise (someone's) right hand; hence: = causative action by which deities grant humans victory in battle
Unsafe | verb qal
Collocation: זְרֹועַ רָמָה
uplifted arm > threat with violence literally: uplifted arm; hence: = action by which humans threaten others with violence
Unwilling | verb qal, verb hitpa'al
to rebel literally: to raise oneself up; hence: = action by which humans refuse to accept someone else's authority
Unwilling | verb hif
Collocation: רום יָד
to rebel literally: to lift up (one's) hand; hence: = action by which humans refuse to accept someone else's authority
Vow | verb hif
Collocation: רום יָד
to swear literally: to raise (one's) hand; hence: = action by which humans or celestial beings make a solemn promise
| verb qal
heights > heaven literally: high (places); hence: = a reference to God's dwelling-place in heaven
1 PRO 24:7 MT רָאמֹות 2 HOS 11:7 This interpretation requires the reading of עַל as עֹל "yoke" 3 PSA 74:3 NJPS "bestir yourself"
verb
High | Move | verb nif
to rise up, to mount up = action by which a winged creature flies up from the earth
Great | verb qal
to be exalted literally: to be, become high; hence: = process by which humans or deities acquire an elevated status, either in their own eyes or in the eyes of other people, ≈ which can either be good or bad, depending on whether this status is justified
Move | verb nif
to move away literally: to make oneself high; hence: = action by which humans move away from a certain place
verb · רִמָּה
Stage | verb qal
to grow full of worms = process by which a food substance develops worms or maggots ◄ because of not being eaten in time
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רוּם vb. be high, exalted, rise Qal
be high, lit. rock (in fig.)
esp. of י׳
be raised, uplifted
be lifted, rise, of ark
Pō‛lēl
raise, rear, children
cause tree to grow
lift up
exalt, extol, acc. י׳
Pō‛lal be lift up
Hiph.
raise, rear, c. acc., hand
raise poor
lift up voice
(take into one's hand and) lift, take up, stone
set up, erect, stone
set on high, throne
lift up, exalt, c. acc. pers.
lift up and take away, remove
lift off and present, contribute, offer
Hoph. be taken off from; be abolished
Hithpō‛l. and he shall exalt and magnify himself above, etc.; I will raise myself
base
[רָמַם] vb. denom. be wormy;—Ex 16:20 ref