Lexical Definition
רַעְמָה Raʻmâh (rah-maw') Raamah N:N-M-P
the same as רַעְמָה
Raamah.
- § Raamah = "horse's mane"
- Ramah, the name of a grandson of Ham, and of a place (perhaps founded by him)
n pr m
1) son of Cush and father of Sheba and Dedan
n pr loc
2) a home of traders
Extended Information
- A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7
- son of: Cush (כּוּשׁ)
- brother of: Seba (סְבָא), Havilah (חֲוִילָה), Sabtah (סַבְתָּא), Sabteca (סַבְתְּכָא) and Nimrod (נִמְרוֹד)
- father of: Sheba (שְׁבָא) and Dedan (דְּדָן); also called Raama at 1Ch.1.9 Raama at 1Ch.1.9
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. רַעְמָה, רַעְמָא (GiIntr. 124 ff.) proper name, masculine 'son' of Cush, הָ֯ Gen 10:7 (twice in verse) = אָ֯ 1Chr 1:9 (twice in verse) (Baer, see his note; van d. H. Gi הָ֯ vb); Ρεγχμα, Ρεγμα; הָ֯ as trading people Ezek 27:22, Ραμα, Ραγμα. Identified by many with city Ῥεγ(α)μα (Ptolvi. 7, 14), Ῥηγμα (Steph. Byz.), in southeast Arabia, on Persian Gulf (so even DHMZMG xxx (1876), 122 GlasSkizze ii.251, 325), but this is 
in inscription (Glasib. 252); < Sabean רעֿמה near Me`în in southwest Arabia (HomSüdar. Chr. 131 Hal535, 11, compare DHMl.c.), perhaps = Ῥαμμανῖται of Straboxvi. 4. 24, see DiGen 10:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:7 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:9 |
| Ezekiel | 27:22 |
Profile
Male • Son of Cush • Son of Cush, grandson of Ham, great-grandson of Noah
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Raamah was a son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great-grandson of Noah, mentioned in the Table of Nations.
- A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7;
- referred to as Raamah or Raama (KJV, NIV= Raamah) רַעְמָה;
- son of Cush כּוּשׁ;
- a brother of Seba סְבָא, Havilah חֲוִילָה, Sabtah סַבְתָּא, Sabteca סַבְתְּכָא and Nimrod נִמְרוֹד;
- father of Sheba שְׁבָא and Dedan דְּדָן.
Raamah is mentioned in the genealogy of the nations in Genesis 10, also known as the Table of Nations (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9). He was a son of Cush, who was a son of Ham, making Raamah a grandson of Ham and a great-grandson of Noah. The Table of Nations records the descendants of Noah's sons and their dispersal after the Tower of Babel. Raamah's sons, Sheba and Dedan, are also mentioned, suggesting that they became ancestors of tribes or nations. Some scholars associate Raamah with a region in southern Arabia, based on the connection with Sheba and Dedan, which are often linked to Arabian tribes. However, the exact location and identity of Raamah and his descendants remain uncertain.
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