Ramoth
/ˈreɪ.mɒθ/noun
A biblical place-name meaning a high place or heights, most famously in Ramoth-gilead.
Did you know?Ramoth-gilead was one of Israel’s designated cities of refuge, making its name part of an ancient legal and sacred geography.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*rwm
“To be high or elevated; the reconstructed root behind words for height.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
רָמוֹת (rāmōṯ)
“Heights or high places; the plural form of רָמָה (rāmāh), height.”
Ancient Hebrew Bible
Hebrew
רָמֹת גִּלְעָד (Rāmōṯ-Gilʿād)
“Ramoth of Gilead, a strategic city in the highlands of Gilead.”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Ῥαμώθ Γαλαάδ (Rhamōth Galaad)
“The Greek biblical transliteration of Ramoth-gilead.”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Ramoth
“The Latin biblical form of the place-name.”
Modern English
English
Ramoth
“A biblical proper name, especially referring to Ramoth-gilead.”
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