רָ(א)מַת H7434
Ramath; construct form in compound place names meaning 'height of' or 'high place of'
A construct form of 'height' or 'high place' appearing in compound geographical names. Joshua 13:26 has 'Ramath of Mizpeh' (or 'Ramath-mizpeh'), a Gileadite border town. The name structure is common in biblical geography, pairing 'high place' with a defining element. Site identifications remain uncertain due to the proliferation of settlements with 'Ramath' in their names.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Appears as the construct form 'Ramath-of' in compound place names, primarily in Joshua 13:26 ('Ramath of the Mizpeh'), marking a town on Gad's northern border in Gilead. The Septuagint's Αραβωθ/Ραμωθ reflects uncertainty in the tradition. The name is related to other 'Ramath' sites (Ramath-lehi, Ramath-negeb), all deriving from רָמָה ('height'). Modern scholarship acknowledges the difficulty in pinpointing this site among the many biblical 'heights,' but the construct pattern indicates a high-altitude sanctuary or lookout associated with Mizpeh. 2×
AR["الْ-مِصْفى", "رامَتِ"]·ben["মিস্পা", "রামৎ"]·DE["Ramath-von", "der-Mizpeh"]·EN["Ramath-of", "the-Mizpeh"]·FR["Ramath-de", "le-Mizpeh"]·heb["ה-מצפה", "רמת"]·HI["मिस्पे", "रामात"]·ID["Mizpa", "Ramat-"]·IT["Ramath-di", "il-Mitspa"]·jav["Mizpè", "Ramat"]·KO["그-미스베의", "라맛"]·PT["HaMitspeh", "Ramat-"]·RU["Мицпы", "Рамат-"]·ES["Mizpa", "Ramat"]·SW["Mispe", "Ramath"]·TR["Hamitspe", "Ramat-"]·urd["رامہ", "مصفاہ-کے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
רָ(א)מַת n.pr.loc. cstr., in combin.: 1. רָמַת לֶחִ֑י Ju 15:17, v. לְחִי²" dir="rtl" >II. לְחִי p. 534. 2. רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה Jos 13:26 (P), in Gilead, on N. border of Gad; Αραβωθ [A Ραμωθ, 𝔊L Ραμεθ] κατὰ τὴν Μασ(ση)φα;—ii. מִצְפֶּה 3; on (dub.) identif. cf. GASmGeogr. 586f. BuhlGeogr. 262. 3. רָאמַת נֶ֫גֶב Jos 19:8 (P), Βαμεθ [A 𝔊L Ιαμεθ] κατὰ λίβα (= בַּעֲלַת־בְּאֵר v 8, q.v. p. 128); prob. = רָמוֹת־נֶ֫גֶב 1 S 30:27, ραμα νότου; site dub., v. DrHast. DB. RAMAH.