רוּמָה
ru.mah
Dumah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Analysis of רוּמָה (Rumah) Based on the lexicon data provided, רוּמָה is a Hebrew noun that appears only once in the biblical text. The term is defined as "Dumah," indicating it functions as a proper noun—a place name rather than a common word with variable meanings. This single occurrence severely limits our ability to establish patterns of usage or broader semantic range from the biblical record alone. The restriction to a single biblical occurrence means we cannot observe how this term was used in different contexts or with varying applications. Unlike common Hebrew words that appear multiple times and allow analysts to trace semantic development or identify multiple applications, a hapax legomenon (one-time occurrence) such as this one provides minimal data for establishing broader significance within biblical literature. Any claims about its fuller meaning or importance would require information beyond what the lexicon entry itself supplies. The designation as a place name suggests that understanding this term's significance would depend primarily on geographical and historical context—specifically, where Dumah was located and what role it played in biblical narratives. Without additional contextual information from the biblical passage in which it appears, the lexicon data alone cannot illuminate why this location was mentioned or what importance it held in biblical thought.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text