Lexicon
רַמִּי
ram.mi
H7421
N:N--LG Hebrew

Syrian

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ram.mi identifies the group who struck down Joram during the battle at Ramoth-gilead.

The attested use identifies a plural masculine gentilic group in the battle narrative: in 2 Chronicles 22:5, they are the group that struck down Joram.

Senses in use

  1. The Syrian fighters in the battle account · dominant

    In 2 Chronicles 22:5, the form רַמִּ֖ים is a masculine plural gentilic identifying the group that struck down Joram during the conflict at Ramoth-gilead. The APB renders the clause “the Syrians struck down Joram.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Chronicles 22:5, the APB presents the group as “the Syrians” who struck down Joram.

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