אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם
ʼĂram Nahărayim · ar-am' nah-har-ah'-yim
Aram of (the) two rivers (Euphrates and Tigris) or Mesopotamia
Lexicon
Derivation: from H758 (אֲרָם) and the dual of H5104 (נָהָר);
Aram of (the) two rivers (Euphrates and Tigris) or Mesopotamia
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Aham-naharaim, Mesopotamia.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- 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
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- 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)
strength, the leader › the head, the highest › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the seed, life continuing › to reveal, behold › the head, the highest › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Strength, the leader of the head, the highest of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the seed, life continuing that works to reveal, behold of the head, the highest of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם 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
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of mesopotamia3 · 50%
- to mesopotamia1 · 17%
- out of mesopotamia1 · 17%
- with aramnaharaim1 · 17%
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.