Lexicon
עָרַם
a.ram
H6192
H:V Hebrew

to pile up

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a.ram describes waters being gathered into a heap in Exodus 15:8.

The attested use describes waters being gathered and standing as a heap in Exodus 15:8.

Senses in use

  1. Waters gathered into a heap · dominant

    In Exodus 15:8, the Niphal perfect plural form occurs in the clause about waters; the APB renders the clause, “the waters piled up,” and continues that they “stood like a heap.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 15:8, the APB presents the waters as having “piled up” and standing “like a heap.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall image rather than isolating the term word for word.

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