מָרוֹם marom
Hebrew word for “height” · Strong’s H4791 · used 54 times in 52 verses
Meaning
1) height; 1a) height, elevation, elevated place; 1a1) in a high place (adv); 1b) height; 1c) proudly (adv); 1d) of nobles (fig.)
How it is translated
Glosses given for marom in context, with how often each is used:
- height 21
- high place 14
- heights 13
- high places 5
- nobles 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 16 | 0.9 | |
| Psalms | 13 | 0.7 | |
| Job | 5 | 0.6 | |
| Jeremiah | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Ezekiel | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Kings | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Obadiah | 1 | 3.4 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Isaiah 24 (3), 2 Kings 19 (2), Proverbs 9 (2), Isaiah 33 (2), Isaiah 37 (2), Judges 5 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), Job 5 (1), Job 16 (1), Job 25 (1)
Forms
- מרום 23
- ממרום 9
- במרום 6
- למרום 5
- במרומים 3
- מרומים 2
- מרמי 2
- מרומי 1
- במרומיו 1
- ממרמים 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with marom more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׁכַן shakhan “to dwell” 7
- חָרַף charaph “to taunt” 5
- מִי mi “who?” 6
- סֶלַע sela “crag” 4
- רַב rav “many” 6
- קוֹל qol “voice” 6
- כַּרְמֶל karmel “plantation” 3
- שָׂגַב sagav “to exalt” 3
- הַר har “mountain” 5
- רוּם rum “to exalt” 4
- מַי mayim “water” 5
- נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 5
Key verses
The verses using marom that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 68:18 — Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell…
- Isaiah 32:15 — Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
- Isaiah 33:5 — The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
- Isaiah 33:16 — He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
- Isaiah 37:23 — Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 40:26 — Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of…
- Isaiah 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and…
- Jeremiah 31:12 — Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for…
- Lamentations 1:13 — From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate…
- Obadiah 1:3 — The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring…
- Micah 6:6 — Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
- Habakkuk 2:9 — Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
See all 52 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.