How to Pronounce Rumah

ROO-mah

Rumah is pronounced ROO-mah (ˈruːmə): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: ROO-muh.

What does Rumah mean?

Rumah means “exalted; sublime; rejected”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Rumah?

Elevation, probably the same as Arumah (Judg. 9:41; 2 Kings 23:36), near Shechem. Others identify it with Tell Rumeh, in Galilee, about 6 miles north of Nazareth.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

ROO-muh

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