Ram — the meaning of the Hebrew name רָם

רָם

Râm · pronounced rawm · Strong's H7410 · a man

Ram means high.

Built from

רוּם rûwm (active participle of, H7311) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

בֵּית הָרָם Bêyth hâ-Râm (see also, H1027) — house of the height open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

active participle of H7311; high; Ram, the name of an Arabian and of an Israelite.

First appearance

Ruth 4:19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, (KJV)

Every verse that names Ram

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Ruth, 1 Chronicles, Job

Ruth 4:191Chr 2:91Chr 2:101Chr 2:251Chr 2:27Job 32:2

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