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Ramathayim Tsophim <a href="../hebrew/7437.htm" title="7437">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Ramathayim Tsophim: Ramathaim Zophim</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Ramathayim Tsow-phiym<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>rah-mah-thah-YEEM tsoh-FEEM<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(raw-maw-thah'-yim tso-feem')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Ramathaim Zophim<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Ramathajim-Tsophim<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from רָמָה (ramah, meaning "height" or "high place") and צוֹפִים (tsophim, meaning "watchers" or "watchmen")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ramathayim Tsophim, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the Greek Septuagint may transliterate or translate it in context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Ramathayim Tsophim is a geographical location mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the context of the life of the prophet Samuel. The name can be translated as "the two heights of the watchers" or "the double height of the watchmen," indicating a place of elevation and observation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Ramathayim Tsophim is located in the hill country of Ephraim. It is traditionally identified with the town of Ramah, which is associated with the prophet Samuel. This location is significant in biblical history as it is considered Samuel's birthplace and the place where he was buried. The name suggests a strategic location, possibly used for surveillance or as a lookout point, which was common in ancient times for defense and communication.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7413.htm">ramah</a> and <a href="/hebrew/6822.htm">tsaphah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"double height of watchers," a city in Ephraim<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ramathaim-zophim (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Ramathaimzophim <p>From the dual of <a href="/hebrew/7413.htm">ramah</a> and the plural of the active participle of <a href="/hebrew/6822.htm">tsaphah</a>; double height of watchers; Ramathajim-Tsophim, a place in Palestine -- Ramathaimzophim. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7413.htm">ramah</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6822.htm">tsaphah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>צוֹפִ֖ים צופים ṣō·w·p̄îm ṣōwp̄îm tzoFim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 1:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִן־ הָרָמָתַ֛יִם <b> צוֹפִ֖ים </b> מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> man <span class="itali">from Ramathaim-zophim</span> from the hill country<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> man <span class="itali">of Ramathaimzophim,</span> of mount<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was a certain at <span class="itali">Ramathaim-zophim</span> the hill of Ephraim<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7436.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7436.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7436<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tzofim_7436.htm">ṣō·w·p̄îm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7435.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7435"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7435" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7437.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7437"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7437" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>