What does רָמַשׂ mean in the Bible?
e. to crawl or move with short steps ; by analogy to swarm".
Hebrew · H7430
רָמַשׂ
Properly, to glide swiftly , i.e. to crawl or move with short steps ; by analogy to swarm
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רָמַשׂ H7430
What does רָמַשׂ mean in the Bible?
רָמַשׂ is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to glide swiftly , i.e. to crawl or move with short steps ; by analogy to swarm".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7430?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include that crawls (5), crawls (3), that moves (3), creature that crawls (2), . . . (1).
Where does רָמַשׂ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (10), Leviticus (3), Psalms (2), Deuteronomy (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 that crawls 5× Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 8:17, Leviticus 11:44
crawls 3× Genesis 7:8, Genesis 9:2, Leviticus 20:25
that moves 3× Genesis 1:21, Genesis 8:19, Psalms 69:34
creature that crawls 2× Genesis 1:30, Deuteronomy 4:18
. . . 1× Genesis 7:14
prowl 1× Psalms 104:20
that move 1× Leviticus 11:46
that moved 1× Genesis 7:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:21 הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת to that moves Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Genesis 1:26 הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂ to that crawls Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 1:28 הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת to that crawls Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Genesis 1:30 רוֹמֵ֣שׂ to creature that crawls Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 7:8 רֹמֵ֖שׂ to crawls Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 7:14 הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ to . . . Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 7:21 הָרֹמֵ֣שׂ to that moved Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 8:17 הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ to that crawls Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 8:19 רוֹמֵ֣שׂ to that moves Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 9:2 תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ to crawls Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:21
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 5
Genesis 10 Leviticus 3 Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ 3x hā·rō·mêś Genesis 7:14, Genesis 8:17, Leviticus 11:44
הָרֹמֵ֣שׂ 2x hā·rō·mêś Genesis 7:21, Ezekiel 38:20
רוֹמֵ֣שׂ 2x rō·w·mêś Genesis 1:30, Genesis 8:19
רֹמֵ֖שׂ 2x rō·mêś Genesis 7:8, Deuteronomy 4:18
הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂ 1x hā·rō·mêś Genesis 1:26
הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת 1x hā·rō·me·śeṯ Genesis 1:21
הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת 1x hā·rō·me·śeṯ Genesis 1:28
הָרֹמֶ֖שֶׂת 1x hā·rō·me·śeṯ Leviticus 11:46
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 6x Genesis 1:26, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 7:21, Genesis 8:17
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 5x Genesis 1:30, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 8:19, Deuteronomy 4:18
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular 3x Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:28, Leviticus 11:46
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 3x Genesis 9:2, Leviticus 20:25, Psalms 104:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, to glide swiftly , i.e. to crawl or move with short steps ; by analogy to swarm
Source Gloss
properly, to glide swiftly , i.e. to crawl or move with short steps ; by analogy to swarm
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm BDB: creep Usage: creep, move.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 8
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 8×
Participle active Deut 4:18 · Gen 1:30 · Gen 7:8 · Gen 8:19 · Ps 69:35 5×
Imperfect Gen 9:2 · Lev 20:25 · Ps 104:20 3×
Word Origins
רָמַשׂ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain