Ῥαμᾶ
Rhama
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Ramah
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Rhama names the place where a voice of weeping and great mourning is heard.
Rhama is attested as a place name in the setting where a voice is heard amid weeping and great mourning in Matthew 2:18.
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Place named in a mourning scene · dominant
In Matthew 2:18, the form Ῥαμὰ is a dative singular feminine noun in the clause locating where a voice was heard. The APB renders the verse, “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning,” and continues with Rachel weeping for her children.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 2:18, the APB presents the term as “Ramah” in the phrase “A voice was heard in Ramah.” The verse is read as a whole, but the location is clear in the verse's clause.