Lexical Summary marom: Height, high place, exalted place Original Word: מָרוֹם Strong's Exhaustive Concordance far above, dignity, haughty, height, most, on high one, place, loftily, From ruwm; altitude, i.e. Concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft) -- (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward. see HEBREW ruwm NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom rum Definition height NASB Translation above* (1), exalted (1), exalted places (1), haughtily (2), heaven (1), heavens (1), height (4), heights (9), high (28), high places (2), loftiness (1), lofty (1), proudly (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מָרוֺם noun masculineEcclesiastes 10:6 height (poetry); — absolute ׳מ Micah 6:6 +; construct מְרוֺם 2 Kings 19:23 +; plural מְרוֺמִים Isaiah 33:16 +; construct מְרוֺמֵי Judges 5:18; suffix מְרוֺמָיו Job 25:2; — 1 height, elevation (concrete), elevated place: מְרוֺמֵי שָׂדֶה Job 5:18, בְּראֹשׁ מְרֹמִים Proverbs 8:2; מְרוֺם שִׁבְתּוֺ Obadiah 3 (compare Now), מְרוֺם גִּבְעָה in "" Jeremiah 49:16; הָרִים ׳מ top of mountains 2 Kings 19:23 = Isaiah 37:24a, קִצּוֺ ׳מ Isaiah 37:24 b; עֻזָּהּ ׳מ Jeremiah 51:53 (of Babylonian ); specifically of Zion, ׳מ Jes Jeremiah 17:12, ׳מ צִיּוֺן Jeremiah 31:12, יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳בְּהַר מ Ezekiel 17:23; Ezekiel 20:40, ׳יִשׂ ׳בְּהָרֵי מ Ezekiel 34:14; indefinite, Habakkuk 2:9 (in figurative), ׳לָשׂוּם שְׁפָלִים לְמ Job 5:11; בַּמְּרוֺמִים רַבִּים Esc Job 10:6 (of high office, rank; opposed to שֵׁפֶל); ישְׁבֵי מָרוֺם Isaiah 26:5, i.e. in (supposed) security, compare מְרוֺמִים יִשְׁכֹּן Isaiah 33:16 ("" מְצָדוֺת סְלָעִים); ׳לַמּ on high (German in die H-he) Psalm 75:6, so ׳בַּמּ Job 39:18, adverb = in a high place Isaiah 22:16. 2 ׳מ alone = height of heaven: אֱלֹהֵי מָרוֺם Micah 6:6; 2 Samuel 22:17=Psalm 18:17; Isaiah 24:21. 21; Isaiah 32:15; Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 58:4; Lamentations 1:13; Psalm 7:8; Psalm 68:19; Psalm 71:19; Psalm 93:4; Psalm 144:7, plural Job 25:2; "" שָׁמַיִם, קָדְשׁוֺ ׳מ Psalm 102:20 מְרוֺמִים Job 16:19; Psalm 148:1; "" מְעוֺן קָדְשׁוֺ Jeremiah 25:30, "" מָ֑עַל Job 31:2 (plural), opposed to מוֺסְדֵי אֶרֶץ Isaiah 24:18.; as predicate of ׳י Psalm 92:9; compare Psalm 10:5; as adverb (i.e. in heaven) Isaiah 33:5; ׳לַמּ towards heaven Isaiah 38:14; Isaiah 40:26; Isaiah 37:23 = 2 Kings 19:22; ׳מִמּ in figure Psalm 73:8 they speak (as if) from the sky, from heaven (i.e. so arrogantly). 3 ׳מ adverb figurative, = proudly Psalm 56:3 (so Gei Hup-Now and others, compare Che, but dubious), Bae in high station; Du reads מַריוֺם (יוֺם to Psalm 56:4; as dittograph?). 4 figurative of nobles (collective) מְרוֺם עַםהָֿאָרֶץ Isaiah 24:4. Topical Lexicon Meaning and Range of Use מָרוֹם refers to what is lifted up: celestial heights, mountain ridges, fortified citadels, the exalted throne of God and, figuratively, the proud heart that raises itself above others. Roughly fifty-four times the term directs the reader’s gaze upward—sometimes in awe, sometimes in warning. Key Theological Themes 1. The Heavenly Dwelling of God 2. Divine Protection and Deliverance 3. Human Pride and Judgement 4. Eschatological Reversal 5. Worship Oriented Toward the Heights Representative Passages • Exodus 16:20 — maggots “bred worms and stank,” reminding Israel that hoarding manna cannot secure them a place in marom; dependence on God does. Historical Context Throughout Israel’s history fortified heights were strategic assets (Jeremiah 31:12). Yet political strongholds could not replace covenant faithfulness. Prophets employ מָרוֹם to critique reliance on military fortifications (Isaiah 26:5) and to expose the futility of altitude without obedience. Messianic and Prophetic Dimensions Isaiah 33:16 links righteousness with dwelling on the heights, foreshadowing the Messiah whose throne is forever (Isaiah 52:13; compare John 3:14). The ascension of Jesus Christ fulfills the upward trajectory implied by מָרוֹם, ensuring intercession “in the presence of God for us” (Hebrews 9:24). Practical and Ministerial Applications • Worship: Direct congregations to the sovereign majesty of God “seated on high.” Singing and prayer gain gravitas when anchored in His exalted throne. Summary מָרוֹם draws a vertical line through Scripture—revealing God enthroned, confronting human hubris, offering impregnable refuge, and anticipating the final exaltation of Christ and His people. To read its occurrences is to be summoned upward in awe, humility, and hope. Forms and Transliterations בִּמְרוֹמָֽיו׃ בִמְרוֹם־ בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ בַּמָּר֑וֹם בַּמָּר֖וֹם בַּמָּר֣וֹם בַּמָּרוֹם֙ במרום במרום־ במרומיו׃ במרומים במרומים׃ הַמָּר֖וֹם המרום לְמָר֑וֹם לַמָּר֔וֹם לַמָּר֣וֹם לַמָּר֥וֹם לַמָּר֨וֹם ׀ למרום מְר֣וֹם מְר֤וֹם מְר֥וֹם מְרֹ֣מֵי מְרֽוֹם־ מְרוֹמִ֣ים מְרוֹמִ֥ים מְרוֹמֵ֥י מִ֭מָּרוֹם מִמְּר֣וֹם מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃ מִמָּ֫ר֥וֹם מִמָּר֑וֹם מִמָּר֖וֹם מִמָּר֛וֹם מִמָּר֤וֹם מִמָּר֥וֹם מִמָּרוֹם֙ מָ֫ר֥וֹם מָר֑וֹם מָר֔וֹם מָר֖וֹם מָר֗וֹם מָר֛וֹם מָר֣וֹם מָר֥וֹם מָר֨וֹם מָרֽוֹם׃ מָרוֹם֙ ממרום ממרמים׃ מרום מרום־ מרום׃ מרומי מרומים מרמי bam·mā·rō·wm bam·mə·rō·w·mîm bammaRom bammārōwm bammeroMim bammərōwmîm bim·rō·w·māw ḇim·rō·wm- bimroMav ḇimrōwm- bimrōwmāw ham·mā·rō·wm hammaRom hammārōwm lam·mā·rō·wm lammaRom lammārōwm lə·mā·rō·wm lemaRom ləmārōwm mā·rō·wm maRom mārōwm mə·rō·mê mə·rō·w·mê mə·rō·w·mîm mə·rō·wm mə·rō·wm- meRom mərōmê meroMei meroMim mərōwm mərōwm- mərōwmê mərōwmîm mim·mā·rō·wm mim·mə·rō·mîm mim·mə·rō·wm mimaRom mimeRom mimeroMim mimmārōwm mimmərōmîm mimmərōwm vimromLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 5:18 HEB: וְנַפְתָּלִ֑י עַ֖ל מְרוֹמֵ֥י שָׂדֶֽה׃ NAS: And Naphtali also, on the high places of the field. KJV: unto the death in the high places of the field. INT: and Naphtali on the high of the field 2 Samuel 22:17 2 Kings 19:22 2 Kings 19:23 Job 5:11 Job 16:19 Job 25:2 Job 31:2 Job 39:18 Psalm 7:7 Psalm 10:5 Psalm 18:16 Psalm 56:2 Psalm 68:18 Psalm 71:19 Psalm 73:8 Psalm 75:5 Psalm 92:8 Psalm 93:4 Psalm 102:19 Psalm 144:7 Psalm 148:1 Proverbs 8:2 Proverbs 9:3 Proverbs 9:14 54 Occurrences |