Ramot
/raˈmot/noun
A Hebrew plural meaning “heights,” also used in English as a proper name for several places and neighborhoods.
Did you know?In the Hebrew Bible, related forms such as Ramoth appear in names of elevated settlements, including Ramoth-Gilead, a strategically important city.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
רָמוֹת (ramot)
“Heights; elevated places—the plural of רָמָה (ramah), “height” or “high place””
Ancient Israelite period
Hebrew
רָמָה (ramah)
“Height, hill, or elevated site; also used in biblical place-names”
Biblical period
Hebrew
רָמוֹת־גִּלְעָד (Ramot-Gil'ad)
“Ramoth-Gilead, literally “heights of Gilead,” a fortified city east of the Jordan”
Septuagint period
Greek
Ῥαμώθ (Rhamōth)
“Greek transliteration of Hebrew Ramot or Ramoth in biblical place-names”
Modern period
English
Ramot
“A Hebrew-derived proper name used for places, including neighborhoods in Jerusalem”