Ἀράμ
Aram
Ram
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Ἀράμ (Aram) - Analytical Synthesis Based on the provided lexical data, Ἀράμ is a Greek term with the short definition "Ram," appearing four times in the biblical text. The word functions as a proper noun referring to a male sheep, though the limited occurrence count suggests its usage is concentrated in specific narrative contexts rather than distributed throughout Scripture. The four biblical occurrences indicate that this term held particular significance in certain passages, though without access to those specific contexts in the provided data, we cannot determine whether it refers to a literal animal, serves a symbolic function, or appears in genealogical or geographical references. The Greek form suggests this word appears in New Testament passages or Greek translations of Hebrew texts. The scarcity of occurrences (only four instances) distinguishes this term from more common biblical vocabulary. This limited usage pattern indicates that while "ram" was conceptually important to biblical authors, they employed other terminology more frequently when discussing this animal or its symbolic meanings.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,
Ruth 4:19and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,
1 Chronicles 2:9The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
1 Chronicles 2:10Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;