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רְמָה rᵉmâh — to throw, set, (figuratively) assess

pronounced rem-aw' · Strong's H7412 · 12 occurrences in the Aramaic Bible · 3 stems: Pe'al, Hithpe'el, Pe'il

Translated in the KJV as cast, impose.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7411; to throw, set, (figuratively) assess.

rᵉmâh in each stem

Pe'al

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 3Infinitive construct 2

לְמִרְמֵ֥א Ezra 7:24 Infinitive construct

Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. (KJV)

לְמִרְמֵ֕א Dan 3:20 Infinitive construct

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. (KJV)

רְמֵ֤ינָא Dan 3:24 Perfect (qatal), 1st person common plural

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. (KJV)

Hithpe'el

Simple · reflexive — the plain action; the subject does it to or for themselves

Imperfect (yiqtol) 5

יִתְרְמֵ֔א Dan 3:6 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. (KJV)

יִתְרְמֵ֕א Dan 3:11 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. (KJV)

תִתְרְמ֔וֹן Dan 3:15 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine plural

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? (KJV)

Pe'il

Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them

Perfect (qatal) 2

וּרְמִ֕יו Dan 3:21 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine plural

Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. (KJV)

רְמִ֔יו Dan 7:9 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine plural

I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. (KJV)

What the stems mean

A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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