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מָרוֹם

ma.rom

height

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Strong’s H4791Noun, masculine54 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

a high place13

height10

the height of7

the heights of6

heights6

high places5

are height2

the height1

In the text

Job 5:11לְמָרוֹם
He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
Psalm 7:7לַמָּרוֹם
Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
Proverbs 8:2מְרוֹמִים
On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.
Isaiah 24:18מִמָּרוֹם
Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Jeremiah 17:12מָרוֹם
A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
Ezekiel 17:23מְרוֹם
I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָרוֹם n.m. height (poet.)

1. height, elevation (concr.), elevated place

2. alone = height of heaven

3. adv. fig., = proudly

4. fig. of nobles

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.