a.ram.mi identifies a person or group as Aramean in family, ancestral, and conflict settings.

The term consistently marks an individual or group by Aramean identity: it identifies named family members, describes an ancestor, marks a concubine, and names those who wounded Joram in battle.

1. Gentilic identification of persons and groups · dominant

   The masculine singular form identifies Bethuel and Laban within Isaac's family account in Genesis 25:20, and identifies the father described in Deuteronomy 26:5. The plural form names the group that struck Joram in 2 Kings 8:28 and inflicted his wounds in 2 Kings 8:29; the feminine singular form describes the concubine who bore Asriel in 1 Chronicles 7:14.

   Genesis 25:20Deuteronomy 26:52 Kings 8:282 Kings 8:291 Chronicles 7:142 Kings 5:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the singular forms as “Aramean” for named individuals and the plural forms as “Arameans” for those who wounded Joram. These are translation renderings of the clauses rather than definitions.