Ramathaim-zophim
רָמָתַיִם צוֹפִיםStrong’s H7436ramatayim tsophim (ra-ma-ta-yim tso-phim)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Ramatayim tsophim is the Hebrew word usually translated “ramathaim” and “zophim”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:”
Meaning
- Ramathaim-zophim = "double height of the watchers"
How it's translated
- ramathaim 1
- zophim 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
רָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים ramatayim tsophim · Ramathaim-zophim
Ramathaim-zophim = "double height of the watchers" the home place of Samuel located in the hill country of Ephraim the same as ra.mah (רָמָה "Ramah" H7414) Another name of mits.pah (מִצְפָּה "Mizpah" H4709G)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.