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רְאוּמָה

𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤄

Reumah

H7208 noun

SILEX Entry

Root רום to be high, to rise, to be exalted

Definition

Proper name, feminine: Reumah. The name appears as that of a woman associated with Nahor, Abraham's brother (Genesis 22:24). The underlying meaning of the name, based on its probable verbal root, is 'elevated, exalted, raised up.' Used only as a personal name, it is not applied to any group, geographic location, or office in the Hebrew Bible.

Semantic Range

(as a proper name:) raised, elevated, exalted (applied to a woman); by extension, possibly 'one who is elevated'; as a personal name for a woman of Aramean/Aramite origin

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root רום (rum), meaning 'to be high, exalted, raised.' The form רְאוּמָה (Re'umah) is likely a feminine passive participle, meaning 'one who is raised/exalted.' The spelling is phonologically influenced, and the etymology matches the verbal root rather than the verb רָאַם, which is sparingly attested.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Reumah is mentioned only in Genesis 22:24 as a secondary wife or concubine of Nahor, Abraham's brother, and the mother of four sons (Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maakah). Her designation as a Syrian (Aramean) woman is implied contextually as Nahor resided in Aram (Paddan-Aram), but the term 'Syrian' is a later geographical equivalent. The feminine form Reumah underscores the literary convention of personal naming based on perceived character, status, or destiny. The name is not associated with any tribal or later Judean/Israelite identities. English translations regularly transliterate without rendering a meaning, and the etymological sense ('raised, elevated') is not explicit in narrative context. The root רָאַם, proposed in some older lexicons, is extremely rare and likely a variant spelling or interpretive confusion with רום. Compare with other feminine participial names of similar structure, such as מְרָרָה (Merarah).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine passive participle of רָאַם; raised; Reumah, a Syrian woman; Reumah.

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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
H3406 יְרִימוֹת to Heights

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7208-01 רְאוּמָ֑ה reumah HNp was Reumah Exalted Woman 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7208-01 Genesis 22:24 רְאוּמָ֑ה reumah HNp was Reumah Exalted Woman
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