Definition
a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, (× a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.
Traditional renderings: bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, (× a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רוּם:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
190 total
- Psalm 66:7יָרִימוּ · exaltHe rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
- Psalm 74:3הָרִ֣ימָה · TurnTurn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
- Psalm 75:4תָּרִ֥ימוּ · lift upI say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
- Psalm 75:5תָּרִ֣ימוּ · lift upDo not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
- Psalm 75:6הָרִֽים׃ · exaltationFor exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
- Psalm 75:7יָרִֽים׃ · and exalts…but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
- Psalm 75:10תְּ֝רוֹמַ֗מְנָה · will be exalted“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
- Psalm 78:69רָ֭מִים · the heightsHe built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.
- Psalm 89:13תָּר֥וּם · is exaltedMighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
- Psalm 89:16יָרֽוּמוּ׃ · they exultThey rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
- Psalm 89:17תָּרִים · is exaltedFor You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
- Psalm 89:19הֲרִימ֖וֹתִי · I have exaltedYou once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
- Psalm 89:24תָּר֥וּם · will be exaltedMy faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
- Psalm 89:42הֲ֭רִימוֹתָ · You have exaltedYou have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
- Psalm 92:10וַתָּ֣רֶם · But You have exaltedBut You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
- Psalm 99:2וְרָ֥ם · is exaltedGreat is the LORD in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.
- Psalm 99:5רֽוֹמְמ֡וּ · ExaltExalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
- Psalm 99:9רֽוֹמְמ֡וּ · ExaltExalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
- Psalm 107:25וַתְּרוֹמֵ֥ם · that liftedFor He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
- Psalm 107:32וִֽ֭ירֹמְמוּהוּ · Let them exalt HimLet them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
- Psalm 108:5ר֣וּמָה · Be exaltedBe exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
- Psalm 110:7יָרִ֥ים · He will lift upHe will drink from the brook by the road; therefore He will lift up His head.
- Psalm 112:9תָּר֥וּם · will be lifted highHe has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- Psalm 113:4רָ֖ם · is exaltedThe LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.
- Psalm 113:7יָרִ֥ים · and liftsHe raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- Psalm 118:28אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ׃ · [and] I will exalt YouYou are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
- Psalm 131:1רָמ֣וּ · haughtyA song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
- Psalm 138:6רָ֣ם · is on highThough the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
- Psalm 140:8יָר֥וּמוּ · [lest] they be exaltedGrant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
- Psalm 145:1אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ · I will exalt YouA Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Psalm 148:14וַיָּ֤רֶם · He has raised upHe has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
- Proverbs 3:35מֵרִ֥ים · are held upThe wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
- Proverbs 4:8וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ · and she will exalt youPrize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
- Proverbs 6:17רָ֭מוֹת · haughty…haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- Proverbs 11:11תָּר֣וּם · is built upBy the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
- Proverbs 14:29מֵרִ֥ים · promotesA patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 14:34תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־ · exaltsRighteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
- Proverbs 24:7רָאמ֣וֹת · [is] too highWisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
- Proverbs 30:13רָמ֣וּ · haughtyThere is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
- Isaiah 1:2וְרוֹמַ֔מְתִּי · and brought them upListen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- Isaiah 2:12וָרָ֑ם · and loftyFor the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—
- Isaiah 2:13הָרָמִ֖ים · lofty…against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
- Isaiah 2:14הָרָמִ֑ים · the tall…against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,
- Isaiah 6:1רָ֣ם · highIn the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
- Isaiah 10:15מְרִימָ֔יו · the one who lifts it; כְּהָרִ֥ים · lifting himDoes an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
- Isaiah 10:33וְרָמֵ֤י · The tallBehold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
- Isaiah 13:2הָרִ֥ימוּ · callRaise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
- Isaiah 14:13אָרִ֣ים · I will raiseYou said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
- Isaiah 23:4רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי · or brought upBe ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”