Râmâh — H7411

Definition

verb

to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall)

1. to cast, shoot, hurl
1. (Qal)
1. to throw
2. bow-shooters, bowmen (participle)
2. (Piel) to throw down
2. to beguile, deceive, mislead, deal treacherously
1. (Piel)
1. to beguile, deceive, mislead, trick
2. to deal treacherously with, betray

Usually translated as

betray, beguile, man, bowman, carry, deceive, throw

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• bállō (G906)
• enedreúō (G1748)
• paradídōmi (G3860)
• paralogízomai (G3884)

Occurrences

Râmâh occurs 12 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (2), Joshua (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Jeremiah (1), Lamentations (1)

• Genesis 29:25 — And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled (רִמִּיתָֽנִי) me?
• Exodus 15:1 — Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown (רָמָ֥ה) into the sea.
• Exodus 15:21 — And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown (רָמָ֥ה) into the sea.
• Joshua 9:22 — And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled (רִמִּיתֶ֨ם) us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
• 1 Samuel 19:17 — And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived (רִמִּיתִ֔נִי) me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
• 1 Samuel 28:12 — And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived (רִמִּיתָ֖נִי) me? for thou art Saul.
• 2 Samuel 19:26 — And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived (רִמָּ֑נִי) me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.
• 1 Chronicles 12:17 — And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray (לְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִי) me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
• Psalms 78:9 — The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying (רוֹמֵי) bows, turned back in the day of battle.
• Proverbs 26:19 — So is the man that deceiveth (רִמָּ֣ה) his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
• Jeremiah 4:29 — The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen (וְרֹ֣מֵה); they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
• Lamentations 1:19 — I called for my lovers, but they deceived (רִמּ֔וּנִי) me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.