Rûwm — H7311

H7311 · Hebrew — רום

Pronunciation: room

Definition

verb

to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

  1. to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted
    1. (Qal)
      1. to be high, be set on high
      2. to be raised, be uplifted, be exalted
      3. to be lifted, rise
    2. (Polel)
      1. to raise or rear (children), cause to grow up
      2. to lift up, raise, exalt
      3. to exalt, extol
    3. (Polal) to be lifted up
    4. (Hiphil)
      1. to raise, lift, lift up, take up, set up, erect, exalt, set on high
      2. to lift up (and take away), remove
      3. to lift off and present, contribute, offer, contribute
    5. (Hophal) to be taken off, be abolished
    6. (Hithpolel) to exalt oneself, magnify oneself
  2. (Qal) to be rotten, be wormy

Usually translated as

high, exalt, lift, offer, take, lofty, tall, bring up, extol, go up, higher, hold up, up, mount up, promotion, set up, give, haughty, heave, levy, lifter, loud, aloud, presumptuously, promote, proud, taller, breed worms

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Rûwm occurs 189 times in 184 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (6), Exodus (8), Leviticus (7), Numbers (16), Deuteronomy (9), Joshua (1), 1 Samuel (5), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (4), 2 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (5), Ezra (4), Nehemiah (1), Job (6), Psalms (49), Proverbs (8), Isaiah (21), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (17), Daniel (4), Hosea (3), Micah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — R