רוּם rum

Hebrew word for “to exalt” · Strong’s H7311 · used 190 times in 185 verses

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Meaning

1) to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted;

Senses in the lexicon

• to exalt (189)
• be rotten (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for rum in context, with how often each is used:

• raised 14
• will offer up 12
• will exalt 10
• high 10
• exalted 10
• lift up 9
• will lift up 7
• raise 6
• lofty 6
• lifted up 5
• contributed 5
• raised up 4

Where it is used

Also in 11 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Numbers 18 (7), Psalms 89 (6), Psalms 75 (5), 1 Samuel 2 (4), Leviticus 4 (3), Numbers 15 (3), 2 Samuel 22 (3), 2 Chronicles 35 (3), Psalms 18 (3), Psalms 99 (3)

Forms

• וירם 15
• תרימו 12
• רמה 10
• ירים 9
• ורם 9
• הרימו 8
• רם 5
• להרים 5
• ירום 5
• תרום 5

Words used with it

Words that share verses with rum more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• תְּרוּמָה terumah “contribution” 16
• קֶרֶן qeren “horn” 12
• מִן־ min “from” 22
• נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 18
• קוֹל qol “voice” 13
• שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 12
• אֹיֵב oyev “enemy” 11
• כָּבוֹד kavod “glory” 10
• שָׁפֵל shaphel “to abase” 7
• גָּדַל gadal “to magnify” 8
• לֵוִי leviyyi “Levi” 9
• הַר har “mountain” 10

Key verses

The verses using rum that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 15:2 — The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
• 1 Samuel 2:10 — The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give…
• Psalms 112:9 — He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
• Psalms 145:1 — [David’s Psalm of praise.] I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
• Isaiah 1:2 — Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
• Isaiah 26:11 — LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall…
• Isaiah 30:18 — And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of…
• 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 40:9 — O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up,…
• 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…
• Isaiah 58:1 — Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
• Daniel 11:36 — And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God…

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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.