אֲרָם

a.ramAram
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man143 occurrences13 books128 verses
This name belongs to 8 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Aram: Son of Shemer, descendant of Asher
  • Aram: Son of Shem, ancestor of the Arameans
  • Aram: Son of Kemuel, nephew of Abraham
  • Aram-maacah: Kingdom that fought against David
  • Edom: Descendants of Esau; enemy nation southeast of Israel
  • Mesopotamia: The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  • Paddan: The homeland of the patriarchs in Mesopotamia
  • Syria: Ancient region north of Israel, often in conflict

Definition

from the same as H759; the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite
Traditional renderings: Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.

Glossary entries

Edom, Edomites Syria, Syrians Mesopotamia Aram (Person) Paddan, Paddan-Aram Aram-maacah (Maachah)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

143 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 7:34וַאֲרָֽם׃ · and Aram
    The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:5 (2×)אֲרַ֣ם · When the Arameans; בַּאֲרָ֔ם
    When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
  3. 1 Chronicles 18:6 (2×)בַּאֲרַ֣ם · in Aram; אֲרָם֙ · and the Arameans
    Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
  4. 1 Chronicles 19:6אֲרַ֤ם
    When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
  5. 1 Chronicles 19:10אֲרָֽם׃ · the Arameans
    When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.
  6. 1 Chronicles 19:12אֲרָ֔ם · the Arameans
    “If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
  7. 1 Chronicles 19:14אֲרָ֖ם · the Arameans
    So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
  8. 1 Chronicles 19:15אֲרָ֔ם · the Arameans
    When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
  9. 1 Chronicles 19:16 (2×)אֲרָ֗ם · When the Arameans; אֲרָ֔ם · [more] Arameans
    When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
  10. 1 Chronicles 19:17אֲרָם֙ · the Arameans
    When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.
  11. 1 Chronicles 19:18 (2×)אֲרָם֮ · But the Arameans; מֵאֲרָ֗ם
    But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
  12. 1 Chronicles 19:19אֲרָ֔ם · So the Arameans
    When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
  13. 2 Chronicles 1:17אֲרָ֖ם · of Aram
    A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
  14. 2 Chronicles 16:2אֲרָ֔ם · of Aram
    So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
  15. 2 Chronicles 16:7 (2×)אֲרָם֙ · of Aram; אֲרָ֖ם · of Aram
    At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
  16. 2 Chronicles 18:10אֲרָ֖ם · the Arameans
    Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
  17. 2 Chronicles 18:30אֲרָ֡ם · of Aram
    Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
  18. 2 Chronicles 18:34אֲרָ֖ם · the Arameans
    The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.
  19. 2 Chronicles 20:2מֵאֲרָ֑ם · from Edom
    Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
  20. 2 Chronicles 22:5אֲרָ֖ם · of Aram
    Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.
  21. 2 Chronicles 22:6אֲרָ֑ם · of Aram
    So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
  22. 2 Chronicles 24:23אֲרָם֒ · the army of Aram
    In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
  23. 2 Chronicles 24:24אֲרָ֗ם · the Aramean
    Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
  24. 2 Chronicles 28:5אֲרָם֒ · of Aram
    So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.
  25. 2 Chronicles 28:23אֲרָם֙ · of Aram
    He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, who had defeated him, and he said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel.
  26. Isaiah 7:1אֲ֠רָם · of Aram
    Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
  27. Isaiah 7:2אֲרָ֖ם · that Aram
    When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
  28. Isaiah 7:4וַאֲרָ֖ם · and Aram
    …and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
  29. Isaiah 7:5אֲרָ֖ם · Aram
    For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
  30. Isaiah 7:8אֲרָם֙ · of Aram
    For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.
  31. Isaiah 9:12אֲרָ֣ם · Aram
    Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  32. Isaiah 17:3אֲרָ֑ם · of Aram
    The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
  33. Jeremiah 35:11אֲרָ֑ם · and the Arameans
    So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”
  34. Ezekiel 16:57אֲרָ֔ם · of Edom
    …before your wickedness was uncovered? Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all those around her, and by the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.
  35. Ezekiel 27:16אֲרָ֥ם · Aram
    Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.
  36. Hosea 12:12אֲרָ֑ם · of Aram
    Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.
  37. Amos 1:5אֲרָ֛ם · of Aram
    I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
  38. Amos 9:7וַאֲרָ֥ם · and the Arameans
    “Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?