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יְרִימוֹת

𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕

Yerimot

H3406 noun

SILEX Entry

Root רוּם to be high, to rise, to be exalted

Definition

Proper noun: Name borne by multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, primarily Israelite men, and also a place name in certain lists. The name likely means 'heights' or 'elevated places,' derived from the sense of high or exalted. In its personal name usage, it may connote someone who is exalted, of high status, or associated with elevation, either literally or figuratively. As a place name, it refers to a locality characterized by elevation or prominence in the landscape.

Semantic Range

heights, elevations, exalted places, personal name meaning 'heights' or 'exalted,' place name designating a high place in the landscape

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root רוּם (rum), meaning 'to be high, to rise, to be exalted.' The form יְרִימוֹת (Yᵉrîymôwth) is a plural or plural-abstract noun pattern, likely used as a personal or place name meaning 'heights,' 'elevations,' or 'exalted ones.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name יְרִימוֹת appears as both a personal name (borne by at least twelve individuals, mostly Israelite men from different tribes and generations) and as a place name. In genealogical and historical lists, the personal name is prominent among Levitical, Judahite, and Benjaminite lineages. The translations 'Jerimoth,' 'Jeremoth,' and 'Ramoth' in English Bibles reflect varying manuscript traditions and transliterations, but all derive from the same Hebrew form. In English versions, the name is traditionally rendered as 'Jerimoth' or 'Jeremoth,' but in the Hebrew context, the name retains its connection to the imagery of height or exalted position. There is no direct religious or ethnic implication beyond Israelite identity prior to the exile; later translational traditions grouped these figures as 'Jews,' but this is anachronistic for most biblical contexts. As a place name, 'Jerimoth' likely denotes a region or town on higher ground.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or יְרֵימוֹת; or יְרֵמוֹת; feminine plural from רוּם; elevations; Jerimoth or Jeremoth, the name of twelve Israelites; Jermoth, Jerimoth, and Ramoth (from the margin).

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Root Family

רום (r-w-m) — to be high, to rise, to be exalted

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1297 בְּרַם however
H2036 הֹרָם Horam
H2037 הָרֻם Exalted One
H3141 יוֹרָם YHWH-is-Exalted
H3412 יַרְמוּת and in Height-town

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3406-04 וִ/ירִימ֨וֹת virimot HC/Np and Jerimoth Heights 5
H3406-03 וִ/ירֵמ֖וֹת viremot HC/Np and Jeremoth and Exalted-Heights 5
H3406-05 יְרִימ֖וֹת yerimot HNp Jerimoth Heights 2
H3406-01 לִֽ/ירֵמ֔וֹת liremot HR/Np to Jeremoth to Heights 1
H3406-02 וְ/רָמֽוֹת veramot HC/Np and-Ramoth heights 1
H3406-06 ירמות yrmvt HNp Jeremoth Heights 1

Occurrences in Scripture

15 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3406-03 Ezra 10:26 וִ/ירֵמ֖וֹת viremot HC/Np and Jeremoth and Exalted-Heights
H3406-03 Ezra 10:27 וִֽ/ירֵמ֔וֹת viremot HC/Np and-Jeremoth and Exalted-Heights
H3406-06 Ezra 10:29 ירמות yrmvt HNp Jeremoth Heights
H3406-02 Ezra 10:29 וְ/רָמֽוֹת veramot HC/Np and-Ramoth heights
H3406-04 1 Chronicles 7:7 וִ/ירִימ֨וֹת virimot HC/Np and Jerimoth Heights
H3406-03 1 Chronicles 7:8 וִ/ירֵמ֣וֹת viremot HC/Np Jeremoth and Exalted-Heights
H3406-03 1 Chronicles 8:14 וִ/ירֵמֽוֹת viremot HC/Np and Jeremoth and Exalted-Heights
H3406-04 1 Chronicles 12:6 וִ/ירִימוֹת֙ virimot HC/Np and Jerimoth Heights
H3406-03 1 Chronicles 23:23 וִ/ירֵמ֖וֹת viremot HC/Np and Jeremoth and Exalted-Heights
H3406-04 1 Chronicles 24:30 וִ/ירִימ֑וֹת virimot HC/Np and Jerimoth Heights
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