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rm (rām) adj. high
1
high, tall
Common Aramaic
4QEne4.3.19↗ ٠٠٠ ס]לק לר̇[אש כ]ף̇ חד רם‏ : he went up to the top of a certain high crag ; TgO Gen7:19↗ כֹל טוּרַיָא רָמַיָא‏ ; IshGen 76:5↗ ܐܢܫܝ̈ܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܠ̈ܐ ܣܒ݂ܪܘ ܕܐܝܟ ܓܡܠܐ ܪܡ ܗܘ݂ܐ‏ : foolish people thought that it was as tall as a camel ; ChronEdess 3:5↗ ܒܫܘܩܐ ܪܡܐ‏ : the "high street" ; BT Hag 5b(37)↗ מאיגר רם לבירא עמיקתא‏ : from a high roof to the deep pit ; MandMB 14:107 ↗ tbar qrnaihin ḏrama : he broke their lofty horns ; Pishra D-ainia 872↗ ṭura hu rama ḏˁniš laparitlẖ : he is a high mountain that nobody can split ; PJ Gen7:19↗ ואיתחפיאו כל טווריא רמיא‏ : all the high mountains were covered
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fem. subst.: see s.v. rmh
Common Aramaic
2
exalted, exceptional,superior
OfAEg, Gal, Syr, JBAmb
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .142↗ עם זי רם מנך אל תעבד בנצ̇[٠٠٠‏ : do not make a qua[rrel??] with someone of higher status than you ; SYAP 5:2↗ אזדעזע עלמה ורעש תהומה בירתת ואימא כד מלל רמה‏ : the world shook and the abyss trembled with trembling and fear when the exalted one spoke ; JSBhom 159:50↗ ܕܗܲܝܡܵܢܽܘܬܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܗ̄ܝ ܣܲܓܼܝ ܡܸܢ ܢܵܡܽܘܣܵܐ‏ : for faith is far superior to the law ; JSBhom 71day6 1941↗ ܒܥܲܝܢܐ ܪܵܡܬܐ ܕܲܢܒܼܝܽܘܬܐ‏ : with prophecy's exceptional eye ; SynagogueChurch 37↗ ܫܲܪ̈ܒܲܝ ܪ̈ܵܡܸܐ ܕܡܸܫܬܲܒܚܼܝܢ‏ : my exceptional, praiseworthy stories ; JBABowl 16.1:4↗ מלכא רמא‏ ; PJ Deut26:19↗ ולמנאה יתכון רמין וגיותנין על כל עממיא‏ : to appoint you exalted and proud ones over all the nations
(1)
w. body parts : ˁyn, lb, gbyn, rwḥ : proud, haughty
Qumran, Sam, Syr, LJLA
11QtgJob 34.6=40:10↗ גוה ורם רוח‏ ; AGnEx 142.19↗ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܪܡܬܐ‏ : [cf. Ex. 14:8: בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יֹצְאִים בְּיָד רָמָה for which Targum Onkelos renders: בנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נְפַקוּ בְרֵישׁ גְלֵי] ; JulSok 81(37):15↗ ܘܪܡ ܘܡܫܩܠ ܪܥܝܢܗ ܒܩܨ̈ܡܐ ܕܚܢܦܘܬܗ܃‏ ; P Ps18:28↗ ܘܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܪ̈ܡܬܐ‏ ; TgProv16:5 var.↗ מרחקתיה דאלהא כל דרם ליביה‏ : [=MT תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה כָּל־גְּבַהּ־לֵב]
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men yaw:mAtA) r:Ame) for a long time
Syr
Timpep 106:13 text not cited
(3)
fem. pl. : the divine features of Christ as opposed to ܡܟ̈ܬܐ
Syr
PhiloxGaugal1 156:18↗ ܪ̈ܡܬܐ ܘܡܟ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܪܐ‏
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בר רמי : child of high-ranking people
JBA
BT MQ 28b(13)var.↗ דבר ראמי ובר רברבי הוה‏
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strong
Sam, Syr, Man
IshGen 38:17↗ ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܪܡ ܡ݂ܢ ܣܗܪܐ‏ : in the case of light (the sun) is stronger than the moon ; Narsai33 50↗ ܘܲܒ݂ܙܵܟ݂ܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܢ݂ܵܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܪܵܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܬܹ݁ܗ‏ : in victory he returned from battle with his bow strong ; HibilZiwa 1:35↗ uˁhablẖ haila rama ḏnpiš usaka litlẖ : he gave him exceptional power that is excessive and without end
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(voice) : loud
Common Aramaic
TgO Gen39:14↗ וֻקרֵית בְקָלָא רָמָא‏ ; TN Gen39:14↗ וצוחית בקל רם‏ ; CPA(le97) Prov 9:3↗ ܫܓܪ̈ܬ݁ ܝܬ݁ܗܘܢ ܠܥܒܕܝܗ ܩܪܝܐ ܒܩܠ ܪ̈ܡ‏ : she sent out her slaves summoning with a loud voice ; SamTgJ Deut27:14↗ ואמרו לכל איש ישראל קל רם‏ ; P Mk5:7↗ ܘܲܩܥܵܐ ܒ݁ܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ‏ ; JBABowl 63.1:4↗ קליא רמיא‏ ; Anan 118:4↗ text not cited ; GY 60:5↗ bṭiblia uambubia uqarnia ušipuria ubqala rama : with drums, pipes, horns, trumpets and with a loud sound ; TgIIChron 32:18↗ וקראו בקל רם‏
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difficult
Syr
JSBhom 71day4 1247↗ ܘܪܵܡܵܐ ܗܼ̄ܝ ܗܵܕܸܐ ܡܕܲܒ݁ܪܵܢܽܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܟܽܠ ܝܲܕ̈݁ܥܵܢ ܡܸܢ ܟܽܠ ܚܸܟ݁̈ܡܵܢ ܡܸܢ ܟܽܠ ܗܲܘ̈ܢܼܝܢ ܕܲܐܪ̈ܥܵܢܵܝܸܐ‏ : this governance is too difficult for all terrestrial sciences, knowledge, and intelligence
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as poetic term for God
Syr
JSB1 589:15↗ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܡܛܐ ܕܠܫܟܝܢܬܗ ܕܪܵܡܵܐ ܢܚܙܐ‏ : by fasting Moses was able to see the presence of the Exalted One
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See note s.v. rmh n.f.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1470[720]DJPA: 525aDJBA: 1085aJastrow: 1481Drower/Macuch: 421a, 421bJ. Payne-Smith: 542Levy Ch-W: 2:425DNWSI: 1077DCPA[Schulthess]: 403[191]Qumran: 223

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