Lexical Definition

‎רִתְמָה‎ Rithmâh (rith-maw') Rithmah ^N:N--L
feminine of ‎רֶתֶם‎

Rithmah.

• § Rithmah = "heath"
• Rithmah, a place in the Desert

1) station of Israel in the wilderness, probably northeast of Hazeroth

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רִתְמָה‎ proper name, of a location station in wilderness, Num 33:18; Num 33:19 Ραθαμα, ᵐ5^L Ραμθα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Rithmah • Israelite encampment during the Exodus

Rithmah was a place where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Canaan (Num. 33:18-19).

• A location near Ashnah אַשְׁנָה first mentioned at Num.33.18;
• only referred to as Rithmah רִתְמָה.
  

Rithmah was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. It is mentioned in the list of the Israelites' encampments in the book of Numbers, between Hazeroth and Rimmon-perez (Num. 33:18-19). The name Rithmah means "juniper" or "broom tree." No other details are provided about this location in the Bible, and its exact site remains unknown. It was likely situated somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula or the Negev desert.

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