Râmas — H7430

H7430 · Hebrew — רמש

Pronunciation: raw-mas'

Definition

verb

properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm

  1. to creep, move lightly, move about, walk on all fours
    1. (Qal)
      1. to creep, teem (of all creeping things)
      2. to creep (of animals)
      3. to move lightly, glide about (of water animals)
      4. to move about (of all land animals generally)

Usually translated as

creep, move

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Râmas occurs 17 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (10), Leviticus (3), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (2), Ezekiel (1)

Strong's Lexicon — R