רָעַם raam

Hebrew word for “to thunder” · Strong’s H7481 · used 13 times in 13 verses

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Meaning

1) to thunder; 1a) (Qal);

How it is translated

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

• thundered 3
• thunder 3
• thunders 3
• disconcert 1
• will thunder 1
• will you thunder? 1
• have been disconcerted 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Job 37 (2), 1 Samuel 1 (1), 1 Samuel 2 (1), 1 Samuel 7 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), 1 Chronicles 16 (1), Job 40 (1), Psalms 18 (1), Psalms 29 (1), Psalms 96 (1)

Forms

• ירעם 7
• וירעם 2
• הרעמה 1
• תרעם 1
• הרעים 1
• רעמו 1

Words used with it

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

• קוֹל qol “voice” 7
• מְלֹא melo “fullness” 3
• שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 4
• אֵל el “God” 3
• יָם yam “sea” 3
• עֶלְיוֹן elyon “Most High” 2
• גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 2
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 2

Key verses

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

• 1 Samuel 1:6 — And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
• 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…
• 1 Samuel 7:10 — And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day…
• 2 Samuel 22:14 — The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
• Job 37:4 — After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
• Job 37:5 — God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
• Job 40:9 — Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
• Psalms 18:13 — The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
• Psalms 29:3 — The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
• Psalms 96:11 — Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
• Psalms 98:7 — Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
• Ezekiel 27:35 — All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

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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.