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מָרוֹם

mârôwm · Hebrew · Strong's H4791 · 54 occurrences

The KJV renders 21 different Hebrew and Greek words as “place”

What it means

altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)

from H7311 (רוּם);

How the KJV renders it

above, dignity, haughty, height, most, on high one, place, loftily, upward

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

place
also renders tópos (G5117), periochḗ (G4042), chōríon (G5564), opḗ (G3692), ʼăthar (H870), bayith (H1004), zûwr (H2114), yânach (H3240), yâshab (H3427), kôl (H3605), kên (H3653), nᵉchath (H5182), nâthan (H5414), çâbîyb (H5439), ʻômed (H5977), pethach (H6607), tsîyâh (H6723), tsâphan (H6845), shebeth (H7675), shâkan (H7931)
height
also renders hýpsos (G5311), hýpsōma (G5313), gâbôahh (H1364), qôwmâh (H6967), rôʼsh (H7218), rûwm (H7312), rûwm (H7314), râmûwth (H7419)
above
also renders ánō (G507), anṓteros (G511), epánō (G1883), ʻal (H5920)
haughty
also renders gâbôahh (H1364), yâhîyr (H3093), rûwm (H7311)
most
also renders pleîstos (G4118), kabbîyr (H3524), ʻelyôwn (H5945)
dignity
also renders dóxa (G1391), sᵉʼêth (H7613)
upward
also renders gâbahh (H1361)

Where it appears

54 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 52 verses shown.

2 Kings 19:22 HNcmsa2 Kings 19:23 HNcmsc2 Samuel 22:17 HR/NcmsaEcclesiastes 10:6 HRd/NcmpaEzekiel 17:23 HNcmscEzekiel 20:40 HNcmscEzekiel 34:14 HNcmscHabakkuk 2:9 HRd/NcmsaIsaiah 22:16 HNcmsaIsaiah 24:4 HNcmscIsaiah 24:18 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 24:21 HRd/NcmsaIsaiah 26:5 HNcmsaIsaiah 32:15 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 33:5 HNcmsaIsaiah 33:16 HNcmpaIsaiah 37:23 HNcmsaIsaiah 37:24 HNcmscIsaiah 38:14 HRd/NcmsaIsaiah 40:26 HNcmsaIsaiah 57:15 HNcmsaIsaiah 58:4 HRd/NcmsaJudges 5:18 HNcmpcJeremiah 17:12 HNcmsaJeremiah 25:30 HR/NcmsaJeremiah 31:12 HR/NcmscJeremiah 49:16 HNcmscJeremiah 51:53 HNcmscJob 5:11 HR/NcmsaJob 16:19 HRd/NcmpaJob 25:2 HR/Ncmpc/Sp3msJob 31:2 HR/NcmpaJob 39:18 HRd/NcmsaLamentations 1:13 HR/NcmsaMicah 6:6 HNcmsaObadiah 1:3 HNcmscProverbs 8:2 HNcmpaProverbs 9:3 HNcmpcProverbs 9:14 HNcmpcPsalm 7:7 HRd/NcmsaPsalm 10:5 HNcmsaPsalm 18:16 HR/NcmsaPsalm 56:2 HNcmsaPsalm 68:18 HRd/NcmsaPsalm 71:19 HNcmsaPsalm 73:8 HR/NcmsaPsalm 75:5 HRd/NcmsaPsalm 92:8 HNcmsaPsalm 93:4 HRd/NcmsaPsalm 102:19 HR/NcmscPsalm 144:7 HR/NcmsaPsalm 148:1 HRd/Ncmpa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.