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Hebrew · H7420

רֹמַח

A lance (as thrown ); especially the iron point

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רֹמַח H7420

What does רֹמַח mean in the Bible?

רֹמַח is a Hebrew word meaning "a lance (as thrown ); especially the iron point".

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Questions this entry answers

What does רֹמַח mean in the Bible?

רֹמַח is a Hebrew word meaning "a lance (as thrown ); especially the iron point".

How does the BSB render H7420?

The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and spears (4), spears (4), a spear (1), and lances (1), and spear (1).

Where does רֹמַח appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 25:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (4), Nehemiah (3), 1 Chronicles (2), 1 Kings (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
and spears 4× 1 Chronicles 12:24, 2 Chronicles 11:12, 2 Chronicles 14:8, Ezekiel 39:9
spears 4× 2 Chronicles 26:14, Nehemiah 4:13, Nehemiah 4:16, Nehemiah 4:21
a spear 1× Numbers 25:7
and lances 1× 1 Kings 18:28
and spear 1× 1 Chronicles 12:8
into spears 1× Joel 3:10
or spear 1× Judges 5:8
the spear 1× 2 Chronicles 25:5
your spears 1× Jeremiah 46:4
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 25:7 רֹ֖מַח to a spear Noun - masculine singular Judges 5:8 וָרֹ֔מַח to or spear Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 18:28 וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑ים to and lances Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Chronicles 12:8 וָרֹ֑מַח to and spear Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 12:24 וָרֹ֑מַח to and spears Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 11:12 וּרְמָחִ֔ים to and spears Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 14:8 וָרֹמַח֒ to and spears Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 25:5 רֹ֥מַח to the spear Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 26:14 וּרְמָחִים֙ to spears Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 4:13 רָמְחֵיהֶ֖ם to spears Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Numbers 25:7
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 9
Numbers 1 Judges 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 4 Nehemiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Joel 1
Source forms
וָרֹ֑מַח 2x wā·rō·maḥ 1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:24
בָּֽרְמָחִ֔ים 1x bā·rə·mā·ḥîm Nehemiah 4:21
הָֽרְמָחִ֔ים 1x hā·rə·mā·ḥîm Jeremiah 46:4
וּבְרֹ֑מַח 1x ū·ḇə·rō·maḥ Ezekiel 39:9
וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑ים 1x ū·ḇā·rə·mā·ḥîm 1 Kings 18:28
וְהָרְמָחִ֣ים 1x wə·hā·rə·mā·ḥîm Nehemiah 4:16
וָרֹ֔מַח 1x wā·rō·maḥ Judges 5:8
וָרֹמַח֒ 1x wā·rō·maḥ 2 Chronicles 14:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 4x Judges 5:8, 1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:24, 2 Chronicles 14:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 11:12, 2 Chronicles 26:14
Noun - masculine singular 2x Numbers 25:7, 2 Chronicles 25:5
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 46:4
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 4:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 39:9
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x 1 Kings 18:28
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 4:13
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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