←
rwm (a[i]/u) vb. to be high
GDCCtLPLPLQLtPLPLtQt
Gpəˁalto be high1 sense▶
1
to be high
Qumran, Gal, Sam, Syr
11QtgJob 27.1=36:7↗ לרחצן ירמון‏ : [MT: לָנֶצַח וַיִּגְבָּהוּ] ; PRK242.5↗ כד תרום קיקלה קיקלה שמה‏ : when a ruined heap gets high (or: rebuilt?), it is still called a ruined heap ; Marqe 5.536↗ משה רמת דרגתה בעיני קהל ישראל‏ : Moses' status became elevated in the eyes of the assembly of Israel
(1)
to be(come) tall
Qumran, Syr
GenApoc 14.10↗ ור]א̊מת̇ ח̇לפ̊ת̊א די נפקא מנה וראמא עד רמה‏ : the shoot coming out of them grew tall until its full height ; ThbK1 83:9↗ ܐܝܟ ܓܡܠܐ ܪܡ ܗܘܐ ܚܘܝܐ‏ : the serpent was as tall as a camel
(2)
(voice) to be loud (see afel)
Syr
(3)
to be exalted, become haughty
BADan, Gal, JBA, LJLA
Dan 5:20↗ וּכְדִי רִם לִבְבֵהּ וְרוּחֵהּ תִּקְפַת‏ ; SYAP 32:40↗ ריימה הוינה באמהתי ובעבדיי‏ : I was exalted among my maids and slaves ; MG 2:32.1.6↗ תיפוש תירום אמתא חדא חד מחוטרא להוי‏ : if one maidservant acts haughtily let there be a one (i.e. a blow) from the stick ; TgPs112:9↗ תוקפיה תרום באיקרא‏ : may his might be exalted with honor
(1)
to become mighty
Sam, LJLA
Marqe 4.615↗ בדיל ירום ישראל ויסב טוב מן מרה‏ ; TgPs89:14↗ תעשן ידך למפרק עמך תרום ימינך לשכללא בית מקדשך‏ : may your hand grow strong to redeem your people, may your right hand grow mighty to complete your holy Temple
(4)
+ "on, over" : to be on top of
PTA, CPA, JBA
TN Gen7:17↗ וסגון מיא וטענו ית תיבותא ורמת מעלוי ארעא‏ : the water increase, lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the ground ; CPA(le97) Gen 7:20↗ ܚܡܝܫܥܣܪܐ݁ ܐܡܝܢ ܪ̈ܡܘ ܡܝܐ ܠܥ‏ ; BT Ket 77b(17)var.↗ ואתי ליה רירא מפומיה ורמו"וראימי" די̇ד̇בי עילויה‏ : saliva comes out of his mouth and the flies lie/land on him
Dpaˁˁelp.p. : see s.v. mrym adj.1 sense▶
p.p. : see s.v. mrym adj.
Syr
Cˀafˁelto raise up, lift5 senses▶
1
to raise up, lift
OA, Qumran, JLAtg, Syr, JBA, Man
Zak.a10↗ whrmw šr mn šr ḥzrk : they raised up a wall higher than GN's wall ; TgJ Is3:16↗ מְרִימָן צַוָאר וֻמסַרבְקָן עַינִין אָזְלָן‏ : they go about with stuck up necks and winking their eyes ; JulSok 129(61):23↗ ܐܪܝܡ ܓܝܪ ܫܢܝܐ ܒܪܝܫܗ݀ ܕܚܢܦܘܬܐ‏ ; P Gn31:45↗ ܘܐܪܝܡܗ݀ ܩܝܡܬܐ‏ : he raised it up as a maṣṣebah ; P Jn8:28↗ ܕ݁ܲܬ݂ܪܼܝܡܘ݂ܢܸܗ ܠܲܒ݂ܪܸܗ ܕ݁ܐܼܢܵܫܵܐ‏ ; JBABowl 125.1:5↗ ביתי רחיץ איסקופתי מרימא‏ : my house is secure, my threshold raised up ; BT Yom 53b(2)↗ דתרים רישך אכוליה כרכא‏ : you should raise you head up over the whole city ; GY 272:10↗ pihtit ainai uarimit gbinai : I opened my eyes and raised my brows
(1)
w. qrn : to make successful
Syr
TgJ 2Sam22:3↗ וַאְמַר לַאְרָמָא קַרנִי בְפֻרקָנֵיה‏ ; P 1S2:10↗ ܢܬܠ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܠܡܠܟܗ܂ ܘܢܪܝܡ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܗ‏
(2)
w. ql : to raise the voice, speak up loudly
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen27:38↗ וַאֲרֵים עֵשָׂו קָלֵיה וֻבכָא‏ ; P Gn39:15↗ ܐܪܝܡ݁ܬ ܩܠܝ ܘܩ݁ܥܝܬ‏ : I raised my voice and cried out ; PJ Gen29:11↗ ונשק יעקב לרחל וארים ית קליה ובכא‏
(3)
w. ארמה : to wave a wave offering; i.e., to devote a proper portion to divinity
JLAtg, Sam, LJLA
TgO Lev8:27↗ וַאְרֵים יָתְהוֹן אְרָמָא‏ : [=MT וַיָּנֶף אֹתָם תְּנוּפָה] ; SamTgJ Num18:26↗ ותרמון מנה ית ארמות יהוה‏ ; PJ Lev8:27↗ text not cited
(4)
w. "hand" : to swear, promise [Hebrew, see targums]
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Ex6:8↗ דארמת עם אדי למתן יתה‏ ; P Ex6:8↗ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐ݁ܪܝܡ݂ܬ ܐܝܕܝ ܠܡܬܠܗ݀‏ : to the land that I promised to give
2
to exalt
Common Aramaic
Dan 5:19↗ וְדִי־הֲוָה צָבֵא הֲוָה מָרִים וְדִי־הֲוָה צָבֵא הֲוָה מַשְׁפִּיל‏
3
to take off, remove
OA, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr
Sf.3 a5↗ šlw ˁl ˀšrkm wlthrm nbšhm mny : stay quiet in your place and do not remove their desire (i.e. alienate their affections) from me ; PTAZ 43.d:36[2]↗ דאת מרים אילין כיפייא מן דרימון‏ : by your life, that you should lift the stones! After he lifted them ... ; TN Gen28:10↗ ארים יתה בחדא ידא‏ : he removed it with one hand ; PsS 2:22↗ ܐܪܝ݂ܡܬ܁ ܡܢܗ݀ ܙܝ݂ܘܐ ܕܬܫܒܘ݁ܚܬܐ‏ : she removed the glorious clothing from herself
(1)
to abolish, eliminate
CPA, Syr
CPA Psalms45:10↗ ܡܪܐܡ ܩܪܝܒܝܢ‏ : abolishing wars ; Rechts2 56:27 ܕܢܪܝܡ ܠܥܠܬܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝ ܥܠ ܢܡܘܣ̈ܐ ܐܠܗܝ̈ܐ‏ : so that we might eliminate the excuse of those who transgress divine laws ; Dalyatha 2:3↗ ܐܪܝ݂ܡ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟ‏ : eliminate everything from before you [=JDalBeulay 58:3]
(1)
to negate, alleviate
Syr
Hugoye 20(2017):422:7↗ ܣܡܡ̈ܢܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܝܡܝܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܣܡܡ̈ܢܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ ܘܡܢܦܨ̈ܢܐ‏ : the beneficial and soothing drugs that alleviate the harm of the laxative and purgative drugs
4
to distill
Syr
DuvB2 10:6 text not cited
(1)
to exude (vermin) [Heb.]
Sam
SamTgJ Ex16:20↗ וארם תולעים‏
5
to depart on a journey
CPA, Syr
CPA Ex12:37↗ ܘܐܪ̈ܝܡܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܡܢ ܪܡܣܝܣ ܠܣܟܘܬ‏ ; ThbK1 178:22↗ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܪܝܡܐ ܗܘܬ ܡܢ ܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ ܡܪܝܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : when (the cloud) would lift off of the tent of meeting, they would go off
Ctˀettafˁalto be lifted up2 senses▶
1
to be lifted up
Qumran, JLAtg, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgJ Ez10:17↗ וֻבאִתרוֹמֵיהוֹן מִתָרְמִין עִמְהוֹן‏ : when they rise up they are raised up along with them ; PJ Gen7:17↗ וסגיאו מיא ונטלו ית תיבותא ואיתרמת מעל ארעא‏ : the waters increased, lifted up the ark, and it rose up from the earth
(1)
to rise
Syr
P Ezra4:19↗ ܡܬܬܪܝܡܐ ܘܡܪܕܐ‏
(2)
to be built on high
Syr
P Gn7:17↗ ܘܐܬܬܪܝܡܬ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ‏
(3)
to be exalted
Qumran, Syr
4Q547.7..6↗ ٠٠٠ בר]ה יתרם כהן מן כול בני עלמא‏ ; P Ps97:9↗ ܘܛܒ ܐܬܬܪܝܡܬ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ‏ ; P Jn3:14↗ ܥܬ݂ܼܝܕ݂ ܠܡܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܪܵܡܘ݂ ܒ݁ܪܸܗ ܕ݁ܐܼܢܵܫܵܐ‏
(1)
w. ܥܠ : to act haughtily against
Syr
GregOr 41 48.6.4↗ ܘܢܬܬܪܝܡܘܢ ܥܠ ܡܪܘܬܐ‏ : they would rebel against dominion ; JulSok 17(5):20↗ ܐܬܪܝܡ ܘܐܫܬܩܠ ܥܠ ܥܕ̈ܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ‏ : he raised himself up haughtily against the Messiah's congregations ; ICor4:6↗ ܐܼܢܵܫ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܒ݂ܪܸܗ ܠܵܐ ܢܸܬ݁ܪܼܝܡ‏
(1)
to be reliant upon
Syr
IIMac12:14↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܪܗܘܢ ܕܫܘܪ̈ܝܗ ܘܥܠ ܙܝܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܓܘܗ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܬܪܝܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : because they were trusting in the strength of its walls and were overly reliant upon the extensive weaponry that had been placed in it
2
to remove oneself upward
Syr
P Gn17:22↗ ܐܬܪܝܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ‏ : God removed Himself up from Abraham
(1)
to be removed
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Lev4:10↗ כמה דיתרם מתור דבח שלמיה‏ : just as it is removed from the bullock of the shlamim sacrifice ; JECategories 7:343↗ ܟܕ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܡܬܬܪ̈ܝܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܓܕ̈ܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ‏ : all these other things having been removed, those that are accidents ; Dalyatha 2:3↗ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܡ݁ܢ ܕܐܬܬܪܝܡܬ݁ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܙܬܗ ܐܪܥܗ ܝ݁ܠܕܬܗ‏ : blessed is the one from whose sight the world that bore him has been removed [=JDalBeulay 58:5]
(1)
(logic) to be excluded
Syr
(2)
to be beheaded, executed
Gal, CPA
KohR[1]26:3(37)↗ ניח הוה דייתרים רישיה ולא עבד ליה כן‏ : it would have been better for him to have been beheaded than to do that to him
(2)
(gram.) ptcp. (of a letter) : removable in inflection
Syr
BhGr 9:29 ܟܠ ܬܘ܊ ܕܠܘ ܕܢܩܒܘܬܐ ܗܝ݂ ܠܐ ܡܬܬܪܝܡܐ ܒܗܘܦܟܐ‏ : every taw that is not of the feminine is not removable in the inflection
Lpolel, pay/wcel, pālelרָמֶם : to lift up1 sense▶
רָמֶם : to lift up
JLAtg
TgO Deut26:8↗ בְיַד תַקִיפָא וֻבִדרָע מְרָמַם וֻבחִזוָנָא רַבָא‏
PLPLpalpelsee s.v. rmrm1 sense▶
see s.v. rmrm
Qquadriliteralרוֹמֶם : to exalt2 senses▶
1
רוֹמֶם : to exalt
BADan, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, LJLA
Dan 4:34↗ מְשַׁבַּח וּמְרוֹמֵם וּמְהַדַּר לְמֶלֶךְ שְׁמַיָּא‏ ; EstAn 158:21↗ אין משרי מרומם להון הוא מרומם להון‏ : if he begins to exalt them he will exalt them ; SYAP 44[1]:2↗ ארומים לחננה דהדרך חתנה‏ : let me exalt the Gracious One who has glorified you oh groom ; FTP Ex15:2↗ אלהא דאבהתנא ונרוממיניה‏ ; SamLit 2:063↗ כל מלאכי קדשה מרוממין לך לעלם‏ ; PJ Gen40:20↗ ורומם ית ריש רב מזוגייא וית ריש רב נחתומייא‏ : he lifted up the head of the chief cup-bearer and the head of the chief baker
2
רורם
LJLA
TgPs27:5↗ text not cited : †
Ltethpolal, ethpay/wcel, ethpālalto be exalted1 sense▶
to be exalted
JLAtg, CPA
TgJ Is33:10↗ כְעַן אַתגְלֵי אְמַר יוי כְעַן אַתרָמַם כְעַן אַתנַטַל‏ : †
PLPLteṯpalpalsee s.v. rmrm1 sense▶
see s.v. rmrm
QtquadTto be exalted3 senses▶
1
to be exalted
Qumran, JLAtg, CPA, Sam
TgJ Ez10:17↗ וֻבאִתרוֹמֵיהוֹן מִתָרְמִין עִמְהוֹן‏ : when they rise up the are raised up along with them ; Lag(362) John3:14↗ ܗܟܕܢ ܠܗ ܧ̈ܢܛܘܣ ܕܝܬ݁ܪܘܡܡ ܒܪܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ‏ : so it is certain that the Son of Man will be exalted ; Marqe 1.1103↗ ירוממון טליה דרחותה דאתיבש ימה קמיון‏ : let the youngsters of the (divine) favor be exalted that the sea dried up before them
2
to exalt oneself
BADan
Dan 5:23↗ וְעַל מָרֵא־שְׁמַיָּא הִתְרוֹמַמְתָּ‏ : you exalted yourself above the lord of heaven †
3
אתרורם
LJLA
PJ Num24:7↗ יגיח קרבא בדבית עמלק ויתרורם על אגג מלכהון‏ : he will make war against those of the house of Amalek and surpass PN their king ; TgJob17:4↗ מטול היכנא לא תתרורם להון‏ : [MT עַל־כֵּן לֹא תְרֹמֵם]
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Ct form as usual with middle weak verbs in JLA shows an /a/ thematic vowel; in this case, though, CPA follows the standard Syriac Gt=Ct pattern in /ī/ in all examples.
JLA palel also רוֹמֶם .
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Note that the base meaning of the root in the G stem is quite rare and is generally replaced by the adjective rām and the suppletive form yrm vb. in the JLA imperfect.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1449[720]DJPA: 519aDJBA: 1065aJastrow: 1460Drower/Macuch: 430a, 251bJ. Payne-Smith: 534fLevy Ch-W: 2:412Tal Sam: 822DNWSI: 1063DCPA[Schulthess]: 394[191]BarBahlul: 282:29Qumran: 220

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