Lexical Definition
רֶמֶת Remeth (reh'-meth) Remeth N:N--L
from רָמָה; height
Remeth.
- § Remeth = "height"
- Remeth, a place in Palestine
1) a town in Issachar
1a) probably the same as 'Ramoth' רָמֹת גִּלעָד
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| וְרֶ֧מֶת | and Remeth | Josh.19.21 |
| Ραμώθ | Ramoth | LXX.Deut.4.43 • LXX.Josh.20.8 • LXX.Josh.21.38 • LXX.1Kgs.4.13 • LXX.1Kgs.22.3 • LXX.1Kgs.22.4 • LXX.1Kgs.22.6 • LXX.1Kgs.22.12 • LXX.1Kgs.22.15 • LXX.1Kgs.22.20 • LXX.1Kgs.22.29 • LXX.1Chr.6.73 • LXX.2Chr.18.2 • LXX.2Chr.18.3 • LXX.2Chr.18.5 • LXX.2Chr.18.11 • LXX.2Chr.18.14 • LXX.2Chr.18.19 • LXX.2Chr.18.28 • LXX.2Chr.22.5 • LXX.2Chr.22.6 • LXX.Ezra.10.29 |
| Remeth | LXX.Josh.19.21 |
Extended Information
- probably the same as 'Ramoth' ra.mot gi.l.ad (רָמֹת "Ramoth" רָאמוֹת)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Also see: גִּלְעָד | רָמָה | רָמוֹת | יְרִימוֹת
רָ(א)מוֺת26 proper name
1. location Heights, Ramôth; —
a. in Gilead, רָמֹת בַּגִּלְעָד Josh 21:38 (Gi; van d. H. Baer vJosh 21:36 P), ׳רָאמוֺת בַּגּ (of Gad) Deut 4:43; 1Chr 6:65*, ׳רָאמֹת בַּגּ Josh 20:8 (P), Ραμωθ [Josh 20:8 Αρημωθ] ἐν (Τῇ) Γαλααδ; usually ׳רָמת ג (Ρεμμαθ [Ερεμαθ, Ραμωθ, Ραμα(θ)] Γαλ., etc.) 1Kgs 4:13 + 19 t. Kings Chronicles (see גִּלְעָד 1 d); = II. רָמָה 5, q. v.; site dubious; Onomasticon (Lag287. 91) 15 miles west of Philadelphia [Jerome](/btb/not_created.html) Ib.145. 1Kgs 145:31 says E!], hence DiGen 31:54 BuhlG. 261 f. conjectures el-Jal`aud, approximately 17 English miles northwest of Philadelphia, and 3 miles South of Yabbok; SmerrillEast of Jordan, 284 ff.; Hast. DB. RAMOTH G. conjectures (on general grounds) Jesrash, approximately 28 miles north of Philadelphia; GASmG. 586 some place just south of Yarmuk, compare GACooke in DrDt Add. xviii f., q. v. especially against es-Sal‰ Seetzen and others).
b. רָמוֺתנֶֿגֶב 1Sam 30:27, see רָאׅמַׅת
3.
c. רָאמוֺת, Levitical City in Issachar 1Chr 6:58* (Δαβωρ, ᵐ5L Ραμωθ), probably = רֶ֫מֶת Josh 19:21 (P; Ρεμμας, A Ραμαθ), and יַרְמוּת 2, Josh 21:29, q. v. p.438 (see also DiJosh 19:21).
2. masculine (וְ)רָמוֺת Ezra 10:29 Qr (Kt ירמות) see יְרֵימוֺת 5 c, p.438.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 31:54 |
| Deuteronomy | 4:43 |
| Joshua | 19:21 · 20:8 · 21:29 · 21:36 · 21:38 |
| 1 Samuel | 30:27 |
| 1 Kings | 4:13 · 145:31 |
| 1 Chronicles | 6:58* · 6:65* |
| Ezra | 10:29 |
Profile
Ramoth_1 • Levitical city in Issachar
Remeth, also called Ramoth, was a Levitical city allotted to the tribe of Issachar (Jos. 19:21; 1 Ch. 6:73).
- A location near Jezreel יִזְרְעֵאל first mentioned at Jos.19.21;
- referred to as Remeth רֶמֶת, or Ramoth רָאמוֹת.
Remeth, also known as Ramoth, was a city given to the Levites within the tribal territory of Issachar (Jos. 19:21; 1 Ch. 6:73).