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Aram — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲרָם

אֲרָם

ʼĂrâm · pronounced arawm' · Strong's H758 · a man · also spelled Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians

Aram means the highland.

Built from

אַרְמוֹן ʼarmôwn (the same as, H759) — a citadel (from its height) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the same as H759; the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite.

First appearance

Gen 10:22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. (KJV)

Every verse that names Aram

118 occurrences in 118 verses — Genesis, Numbers, Judges, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos

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