רָמַס
ra.mas
to trample
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "ra.mas" (H7429) means "to trample." This verb is primarily associated with movement and travel, suggesting that it is often used in contexts where people or animals are walking or moving over a surface. With 19 occurrences in the Bible, "ra.mas" is a relatively common term that appears in various settings. In terms of usage, "ra.mas" can describe the act of treading or walking over something, such as a path, a field, or a city. It can also imply a sense of force or pressure, as when someone or something is being trampled underfoot. This range of usage suggests that "ra.mas" is a versatile term that can be applied to different situations, from everyday activities to more dramatic events. The significance of "ra.mas" lies in its ability to convey a sense of movement and action. By using this term, the biblical authors can create vivid images of people and animals in motion, highlighting the dynamic nature of the world around them. In this way, "ra.mas" contributes to the rich tapestry of biblical language, offering a nuanced and evocative way to describe the complexities of human experience.
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Occurrences in Scripture
19 total occurrences across the text
Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as his wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.
Psalms 7:5let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust.
Psalms 91:13You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.
Isaiah 1:12When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?
Isaiah 16:4Let my outcasts dwell with you! As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortionist is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Isaiah 26:6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy.”
Isaiah 28:3The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot.
Isaiah 41:25“I have raised up one from the north, and he has come, from the rising of the sun, one who calls on my name, and he shall come on rulers as on mortar, and as the potter treads clay.
Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the wine press alone. Of the peoples, no one was with me. Yes, I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath. Their lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my clothing.
Ezekiel 26:11He will tread down all your streets with the hoofs of his horses. He will kill your people with the sword. The pillars of your strength will go down to the ground.
Ezekiel 34:18Does it seem a small thing to you to have fed on the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but must you foul the residue with your feet?
Daniel 8:7I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled on him. There was no one who could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Daniel 8:10It grew great, even to the army of the sky; and it cast down some of the army and of the stars to the ground, and trampled on them.
Micah 5:8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.
Nahum 3:14Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong.
2 Kings 7:17The king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to be in charge of the gate; and the people trampled over him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.
2 Kings 7:20It happened like that to him; for the people trampled over him in the gate, and he died.
2 Kings 9:33He said, “Throw her down!” So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses. Then he trampled her under foot.
2 Kings 14:9Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.