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Ramoth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(high). A son of Bani (Ezra 10:29²⁹And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. (Ezra 10:29)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Levitical city in Issachar (1 Chron. 6:73⁷³And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: (1 Chronicles 6:73)). In the list of these cities in Joshua 21:28-29²⁸And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, ²⁹Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities. (Joshua 21:28‑29) Ramoth is omitted, but JARMUTH is perhaps the same place. See REMETH. Identified by some with er Rameh, 32° 21' N, 35° 10' E.

2. One who had married a strange wife (Ezra 10:29²⁹And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. (Ezra 10:29)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7216 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Ra’mowth

Phonic:

raw-moth’

Meaning:

or Ramoth {raw-moth'}; plural of 7215; heights; Ramoth, the name of two places in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Ramoth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

heights: coral

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

High places:―name of a son of Bani and of a place in Palestine [JARMUTH and REMETH], 1 Chron. 6:73. {Elata loca}