Lexical Definition
רָמָה râmâh (raw-maw') to shoot H:V
a primitive root
beguile, betray, (bow-) man, carry, deceive, throw.
- to hurl
- specifically, to shoot
- figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall)
1) to cast, shoot, hurl
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to throw
1a2) bow-shooters, bowmen (participle)
1b) (Piel) to throw down
2) to beguile, deceive, mislead, deal treacherously
2a) (Piel)
2a1) to beguile, deceive, mislead, trick
2a2) to deal treacherously with, betray
See Greek: βάλλω · ἐνεδρεύω · παραδίδωμι · παραλογίζομαι
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| רִמּ֔וּנִי | they deceived me | Lam.1.19 |
| רִמָּ֣ה | he deceives | Prov.26.19 |
| רִמָּ֑נִי | he betrayed me | 2Sam.19.26 |
| רִמִּיתָֽנִי | have you deceived me | Gen.29.25 |
| רִמִּיתָ֖נִי | have you deceived me | 1Sam.28.12 |
| רִמִּיתֶ֨ם | did you deceive | Josh.9.22 |
| רִמִּיתִ֔נִי | have you deceived me | 1Sam.19.17 |
| לְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִי | to betray me | 1Chr.12.17 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Aramaic form: רְמָה
I. רָמָה verb cast, shoot (Assyrian ramû throw, lay; Arabic throw, shoot; Ethiopic
strike, aim a blow at; Aramaic רְמָא,
cast, throw); —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ר, subject ׳י Exod 15:1; Exod 15:21 (song), with accusative + בַּיָּם; Participle רֹמֵה קֶשֶׁת Jer 4:29 collective (or read רֹמֵי bow-shooter, bowmen, plural construct ׳נוֺשְׁקֵי רוֺמֵיקֿ Ps 78:9 (see II. נשׁק); compare רֹבֵה Gen 21:20 (see II. רבה, קַשָּׁת
II. [רָמָה] verb Pi`el beguile, deal treacherously with (Late Hebrew in derivatives; ᵑ7 רְמָא Pa`el; BuhlLex compare Arabic VI. be sluggish, backward (of wound), become putrid, corrupt); — Perfect 3 masculine singular רִמָּה Prov 26:19, suffix רִמָּנִי 2Sam 19:27* 2 masculine singular suffix רִמִּיתָנִי Gen 29:25; 1Sam 28:12 2 feminine singular suffix דִמִּיתִנִי 1Sam 19:17, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix לְרַמּוֺתַנִי 1Chr 12:18* (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:17*); — be-guile, deceive, mislead, acc. person, Gen 29:25 (E), Josh 9:22 (JE), 1Sam 28:12; 2Sam 19:27*; Prov 26:19 deal treacherously with, betray, accusative of person, 1Sam 19:17; Lam 1:19, + לְצָרַי 1Chr 12:17*.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 21:20 · 29:25 |
| Exodus | 15:1 · 15:21 |
| Joshua | 9:22 |
| 1 Samuel | 19:17 · 28:12 |
| 2 Samuel | 19:27* |
| 1 Chronicles | 12:17* · 12:18* |
| Psalms | 78:9 |
| Proverbs | 26:19 |
| Jeremiah | 4:29 |
| Lamentations | 1:19 |