אֲרָם149 H0760
Aram-Zobah (compound proper name combining Aram with the Syrian kingdom Zobah)
This compound geographic designation appears in the superscription of Psalm 60, marking David's campaign against the Aramean kingdom centered at Zobah. The name identifies a specific political entity among the diverse Aramean tribal confederations inhabiting ancient Syria. Historical records confirm multiple Aramean settlements, making such compound names necessary for precision.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Proper name denoting the Aramean kingdom of Zobah, encountered by David in military conflict. The Psalm 60:1 superscription anchors this reference in a specific moment of Israel's royal expansion. Translations preserve the compound form to maintain geographical specificity, distinguishing this from other Aramean territories. 1×
AR["أَرامَ-صوبَةَ"]·ben["অরাম-সোবা"]·DE["Aram-Zobah"]·EN["Aram-Zobah"]·FR["Aram"]·heb["ארם צובה"]·HI["अराम-सोबा"]·IT["[ארם צובה]"]·KO["아람-소바"]·PT["Arã-Zobá"]·RU["Арамом-Цовой"]·ES["Aram-Sobah"]·SW["Aramu-Soba"]·TR["Aram-Tsova"]·urd["ارام-صوبہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
אֲרָם149 n.pr.m. Aram (Assyrian Aramu, etc., v. DlPa 257; Thes al. proposes √ארם = רום but cf. Nö as below)— 1. 5th son of Shem Gn 10:22, 23; 1 Ch 1:17. 2. grandson of Nahor Gn 22:21. 3. 1 Ch 2:23. 4. a descendant of Asher 1 Ch 7:34.—Elsewhere only of Aramæan people & land (= 1 supr.), f. 2 S 8:5 m. 2 S 10:14. a. people, sg. coll. = the Aramæans, a leading branch of the Shemitic stock inhabiting…