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To exalt

רוּםStrong’s H7311

rum

Appears in 185 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Rum is the Hebrew word usually translated “high”, “offer up” and “lofty”. It appears in 185 verses of the Old Testament.

“Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.”
Daniel 8:11 KJV
Meaning
  1. To rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted(Qal) · (Polel) · (Polal) to be lifted up · (Hiphil) · (Hophal) to be taken off, be abolished · (Hithpolel) to exalt oneself, magnify oneself
  2. (Qal) to be rotten, be wormy
How it's translated
  • high 10
  • you will offer up 9
  • and lofty 5
  • lift up 5
  • and he raised 4
  • it is exalted 4
  • he lifts up 4
  • i will exalt you 4

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Psalms 48
  • Isaiah 23
  • Ezekiel 17
  • Numbers 16
  • Deuteronomy 9
  • Exodus 8

23 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 185 verses, by book
Joshua 1
4:5
2 Samuel 3
22:2822:4722:49
2 Kings 3
2:136:719:22
1 Chronicles 2
15:1625:5
2 Chronicles 5
5:1330:2435:735:835:9
Nehemiah 1
9:5
Lamentations 1
2:17
Micah 1
5:9
Hebrew dictionary

רוּם rum · to exalt

1) to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be high, be set on high 1a2) to be raised, be uplifted, be exalted 1a3) to be lifted, rise 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to raise or rear (children), cause to grow up 1b2) to lift up, raise, exalt 1b3) to exalt, extol 1c) (Polal) to be lifted up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to raise, lift, lift up, take up, set up, erect, exalt, set on high 1d2) to lift up (and take away), remove 1d3) to lift off and present, contribute, offer, contribute 1e) (Hophal) to be taken off, be abolished 1f) (Hithpolel) to exalt oneself, magnify oneself …

רָמַם ramam · be rotten

(Qal) to be rotten, be wormy

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “high” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

HIGH, adjective

hi.

  1. Extending a great distance above the surface of the earth; elevated; lofty; of great altitude; as a high mountain; a high tower.
  2. Rising, or having risen, or being far above the earth; elevated; lofty; as a high flight; the clouds are high in the atmosphere.
  3. Elevated above the horizon; as, how high is the sun? It is an hour high
  4. Raised above any object.
All definitions and other forms of “high”
  1. Exalted in nature or dignity.
  2. Elevated in rank, condition or office.
  3. Possessing or governed by honorable pride; noble; exalted; magnanimous; dignified; as a man of a high mind.
  4. Exalted in excellence or extent.
  5. Difficult; abstruse.
  6. Boastful; ostentatious.
  7. Arrogant; proud; lofty; loud.
  8. Loud; boisterous; threatening or angry.
  9. Violent; severe; oppressive.
  10. Public; powerful; triumphant; glorious; or under divine protection.“The children of Israel went out of Egypt with a high hand” Exodus 14:8
  11. Noble; illustrious; honorable; as a man of high birth.
  12. Expressive of pride and haughtiness; as high looks. Isaiah 10:12
  13. Powerful; mighty.“Strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand” Psalms 89:13
  14. Possessed of supreme power, dominion or excellence.“Thou, Lord, art high above all the earth” Psalms 97:9
  15. Great; important; solemn; held in veneration.
  16. Violent; rushing with velocity; tempestuous; as a high wind.
  17. Tumultuous; turbulent; inflamed; violent; as high passions.
  18. Full; complete.“It is high time to awake from sleep” Romans 13:11
  19. Raised; accompanied by, or proceeding from great excitement of the feelings; as high pleasure of body or mind.
  20. Rich; luxurious; well seasoned; as high fare; high living; high sauces.
  21. Strong; vivid; deep; as a high color.
  22. Dear; of a great price, or greater price than usual; as, to purchase at a high rate; goods are high
  23. Remote from the equator north or south; as a high latitude.
  24. Remote in past time; early in former time; as high antiquity.
  25. Extreme; intense; as a high heat.
  26. Loud; as a high sound. but more generally,
  27. In music, acute; sharp; as a high note; a high voice; opposed to low or grave.
  28. Much raised; as high relief [alto relievo.]
  29. Far advanced in art or science; as high attainments.
  30. Great; capital; committed against the king, sovereign or state; as high treason, distinguished from petty treason, which is committed against a master or other superior.
  31. Great; exalted; as a high opinion of one's integrity.

HIGH, noun

An elevated place; superior region; as on high; from on high

  1. Aloft.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.