Ramathaimzophim — the meaning of the Hebrew name רָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים

רָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים

Râmâthayim Tsôwphîym · pronounced raw-maw-thah'-yim tso-feem' · Strong's H7436 · a place

Ramathaimzophim means double height of watchers.

Built from

רָמָה râmâh (the dual of, H7413) — a height (as a seat of idolatry) open in the lexicon ›

צָפָה tsâphâh (active participle of, H6822) — properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the dual of H7413 and the plural of the active participle of H6822; double height of watchers; Ramathajim-Tsophim, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

1Sam 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: (KJV)

Every verse that names Ramathaimzophim

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Samuel

1Sam 1:1

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