Lexical Definition

‎רָמֹת גִּלעָד‎ Râmôth Gilʻâd (raw-moth' gil-awd') Ramoth (Gilead) ^N:N--L
or רָמוֹת גִּלעָד Râmôwth Gilʻâd (raw-moth' gil-awd'); (2 Chronicles 22:5), from the plural of ‎רָמָה‎ and ‎גִּלְעָד‎; heights of Gilad

Ramoth-gilead, Ramoth in Gilead. See also ‎רָאמוֹת‎.

• § Ramoth = "heights"
• Ramoth-Gilad, a place East of the Jordan

n pr m
1) an Israelite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
n pr loc
2) Ramoth-gilead-a place in Gilead
2a) site dubious

Extended Information

• Ramoth-gilead-a place in Gilead

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Ramoth-gilead • City of refuge east of the Jordan

Ramoth, also called Ramoth-gilead, was a city of refuge in Gad and a Levitical city (Deu. 4:43; Jos. 20:8; 21:38).

• A location first mentioned at Gen.31.47;
• referred to as Ramoth רָמֹת גִּלעָד, or Ramoth רָאמוֹת, or Ramoth/-gilead (NIV= Ramoth Gilead) רָמוֹת גִּלְעָד, or Galeed גַּלְעֵד, or Ramah רָמָה, or Ramath-mizpeh (NIV= Ramath Mizpeh) רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה, or Mizpah מִצְפֶּה, or Mizpah מִצְפָּה, or Jegar/-sahadutha (NIV= Jegar Sahadutha) יְגַר שַׂהֲדוּתָא יְגַר שַׂהֲדוּתָא.
  

Ramoth, also known as Ramoth-gilead, Galeed, Ramah, Ramath-mizpeh, Mizpah, and Jegar-sahadutha, was an important city east of the Jordan River. It was designated as a city of refuge (Deu. 4:43; Jos. 20:8) and a Levitical city in the territory of Gad (Jos. 21:38; 1 Ch. 6:80). Ramoth-gilead was the site of several battles between Israel and Aram (1 Ki. 22; 2 Ki. 8-9; 2 Ch. 18; 22). It is also mentioned in the story of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Laban, who made a covenant there and named the place Galeed and Mizpah (Gen. 31:47-49). The exact location is uncertain, but it was likely an important fortress city in Gilead guarding a key trade route.

All entries for Ramoth or Ramoth-gilead or Galeed or Ramah or Ramath-mizpeh or Mizpah or Jegar-sahadutha: רָמֹת גִּלעָד ☩ רָאמוֹת ☩ רָמוֹת ☩ גַּלְעֵד ☩ רָמָה ☩ רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה ☩ מִצְפֶּה ☩ מִצְפָּה ☩ יְגַר שַׂהֲדוּתָא