Lexicon
רְמָא
re.mah
H7412
A:V Hebrew

to cast

12
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

re.mah denotes putting or casting people or things into a specified setting, including the imposition of a tax.

The dominant attested use concerns putting people into the burning fiery furnace; the same broad action is also visible where thrones are placed and where tax, tribute, or toll is imposed.

Senses in use

  1. Putting into a specified place or obligation · dominant

    In Daniel 3:20, the Qal infinitive construct occurs with the command to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; the APB renders the following action as casting them into the burning fiery furnace. The related forms occur in furnace sentences in Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:21, and Daniel 3:24; in Daniel 7:9 the APB renders thrones as “placed,” while Ezra 7:24 presents tax, tribute, and toll as something “imposed” upon specified people.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the action with “cast” in the furnace context, while Daniel 7:9 has “placed” and Ezra 7:24 has “imposed.” These renderings show the clauses' contexts rather than fixed English equivalents for the term.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture