How to Pronounce Ramah
RAY-muh
Ramah is pronounced RAY-muh (ˈreɪmə): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: RAH-mah.
What does Ramah mean?
Ramah means “height” (Hebrew).
Where was Ramah?
Ramah names several towns in Israel. One is listed among the cities of Benjamin (Joshua 18:25). Ramah was also the home of the prophet Samuel, where he returned, judged Israel, and was buried (1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 25:1). Jeremiah 31:15 pictures Rachel weeping for her children in Ramah, a verse Matthew applies to the slain infants of Bethlehem.
Also pronounced
RAH-mah
Found in Scripture
Joshua 18:25Joshua 19:29Joshua 19:36Judges 4:5Judges 19:131 Samuel 1:191 Samuel 2:111 Samuel 7:171 Samuel 8:41 Samuel 15:341 Samuel 16:131 Samuel 19:181 Samuel 19:191 Samuel 19:221 Samuel 19:231 Samuel 20:11 Samuel 22:61 Samuel 25:11 Samuel 28:31 Kings 15:171 Kings 15:211 Kings 15:222 Kings 8:292 Chronicles 16:12 Chronicles 16:52 Chronicles 16:62 Chronicles 22:6Ezra 2:26Nehemiah 7:30Nehemiah 11:33+4 more
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