to exalt
rum denotes raising something upward, elevating a person or status, or being high in the biblical passages supplied.
The supplied passages most often show an act of raising: hands, voices, objects, offerings, or persons are lifted or set higher. The term also describes elevated rank or self-exaltation, and it can characterize people, places, structures, and features as high or lofty.
Senses in use
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Raise or lift upward · dominant
Hiphil forms mark a person raising a hand, voice, object, or designated contribution: in Exodus 17:11 the APB renders Moses raising his hand, while in Isaiah 40:9 it renders an imperative to raise the voice. In 2 Kings 6:7 the imperative concerns taking an object up, and Ezekiel 45:13 concerns raising a specified contribution.
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Elevate in standing or honor · common
The forms can concern elevation above others or into an honored position. In 1 Kings 14:7 the APB renders the speaker as having lifted Jeroboam from among the people and made him leader; in 1 Samuel 2:8 it renders the poor being raised from dust to sit with nobles. In 1 Samuel 2:10 and 2 Samuel 22:49, the clauses concern the horn or the speaker being exalted above opponents.
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Be high, lofty, or raised · common
Qal forms describe height or an elevated position rather than an explicit agent lifting something. In Deuteronomy 1:28 the APB renders a people as great and exalted above the speakers, and in Deuteronomy 12:2 the participle occurs with mountains and hills. Genesis 7:17 says that the ark rose high above the earth, while Isaiah 49:11 says that highways shall be exalted.
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Lift oneself up in pride or defiance · occasional
Several clauses connect elevation with a heart, voice, throne, or self set above others. In Deuteronomy 8:14 the APB renders a heart becoming exalted and then forgetting the LORD; in Ezekiel 31:10 it renders a tree-like figure exalting itself in height. Daniel 11:36 and Isaiah 33:10 explicitly render self-exaltation.
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Raise a sound or ceremonial item · occasional
Infinitive and imperative forms occur in musical and ceremonial settings. In 1 Chronicles 15:16 and 2 Chronicles 5:13 the APB renders singers and musicians raising a voice, while 1 Chronicles 25:5 renders raising a horn. In Exodus 35:24, the active participle occurs in the clause about bringing a contribution.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited passages, the APB uses such expressions as “raises,” “lifts,” “exalted,” “high,” and “lifted up.” These render the surrounding clauses in varied ways, so they indicate the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed word-for-word equivalent.