◄ 1264. berom ►
Strong's Lexicon berom: Height, Elevation Original Word: בְּרוֹם Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: browm Pronunciation: beh-ROHM Phonetic Spelling: (ber-ome') Definition: Height, Elevation Meaning: damask Word Origin: Derived from the root רוּם (rum), which means "to be high" or "to rise." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is ὕψος (hypsos), Strong's Greek #5311, which also means height or elevation. Usage: The term "berom" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote physical height or elevation. It often refers to the lofty position of mountains, hills, or other elevated places. The word can also be used metaphorically to describe exaltation or a high status. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, high places were often associated with worship, both of Yahweh and of other deities. Mountains and elevated areas were seen as closer to the divine realm, making them significant for religious practices. The concept of height also symbolized power, authority, and divine presence. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an unused word Definition variegated cloth NASB Translation many colors (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs בְּרֹמִים noun [masculine] variegated cloth (Arabic rope (or fabric) of two strands or colours; compare Assyrian birmu, a kind of clothing COTGloss, burmu, iris, ZimBP 82; on bur¥mu compare JenKosmol. 6 ff.) וּבְגִנְזֵי בְּרֹמִים Ezekiel 27:24. בַּרְנֵעַ compare ׳קדשׁ ב. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance rich apparel Probably of foreign origin; damask (stuff of variegated thread) -- rich apparel. Forms and Transliterations בְּרֹמִ֑ים ברמים bə·rō·mîm beroMim bərōmîm Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Ezekiel 27:24 HEB: וְרִקְמָ֔ה וּבְגִנְזֵ֖י בְּרֹמִ֑ים בַּחֲבָלִ֧ים חֲבֻשִׁ֛ים NAS: and in carpets of many colors [and] tightly KJV: and in chests of rich apparel, bound INT: and embroidered carpets of many cords wound 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 1264 1 Occurrence bə·rō·mîm — 1 Occ.