רָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים
Râmâthayim Tsôwphîym · raw-maw-thah'-yim tso-feem'
Ramathajim-Tsophim, a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: from the dual of H7413 (רָמָה) and the plural of the active participle of H6822 (צָפָה); double height of watchers;
Ramathajim-Tsophim, a place in Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Ramathaimzophim.
Letters
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the head, the highest › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the mark, the covenant sign › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to pursue the straight path › to fasten and establish › to speak, the word › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
The head, the highest of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the mark, the covenant sign of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to pursue the straight path that works to fasten and establish that works to speak, the word of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of ramathaimzophim1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.