Râmath Lechîy — H7437

Definition

locative proper noun

Ramath-Lechi, a place in Palestine

1. Ramath-lehi = "height of a jawbone"
2. a place by the rock Elam in northern Judah near the border of the Philistines; named by Samson after his slaughter of the 1000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass

Usually translated as

Ramath-lehi

Origin

from H7413 and H3895; height of a jaw-bone

• Derived from Râmâh (H7413)
• Derived from Lᵉchîy (H3895)

Occurrences

Râmath Lechîy occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (1)

• Judges 15:17 — And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi (רָ֥מַת).