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מָרוֹם H4791
H4791 is the Hebrew word מָרוֹם, transliterated mârôwm and said maw-rome'. The King James Version most often renders it high.
What it means
altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft).
Where it comes from
from H7311 (רוּם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 44 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.
Verses using מָרוֹם
The first 40 of 44 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 5:18 · KJV
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
2 Samuel 22:17 · KJV
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
2 Kings 19:22 · KJV
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
2 Kings 19:23 · KJV
By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
Job 5:11 · KJV
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
Job 39:18 · KJV
What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
Psalm 10:5 · KJV
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Psalm 18:16 · KJV
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
Psalm 68:18 · KJV
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
Psalm 71:19 · KJV
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
Psalm 75:5 · KJV
Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
Psalm 92:8 · KJV
But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
Psalm 93:4 · KJV
The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Psalm 102:19 · KJV
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
Psalm 144:7 · KJV
Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
Proverbs 8:2 · KJV
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
Proverbs 9:3 · KJV
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Proverbs 9:14 · KJV
For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Ecclesiastes 10:6 · KJV
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Isaiah 22:16 · KJV
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
Isaiah 24:4 · KJV
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
Isaiah 24:18 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
Isaiah 24:21 · KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
Isaiah 26:5 · KJV
For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
Isaiah 32:15 · KJV
Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
Isaiah 33:5 · KJV
The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
Isaiah 33:16 · KJV
He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
Isaiah 37:23 · KJV
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 37:24 · KJV
By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
Isaiah 38:14 · KJV
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Isaiah 40:26 · KJV
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Isaiah 57:15 · KJV
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Jeremiah 17:12 · KJV
A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
Jeremiah 25:30 · KJV
Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
Jeremiah 31:12 · KJV
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Jeremiah 49:16 · KJV
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 51:53 · KJV
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
Lamentations 1:13 · KJV
From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
Ezekiel 17:23 · KJV
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
Ezekiel 20:40 · KJV
For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4791 mean?
H4791 is the Hebrew word מָרוֹם (mârôwm), meaning altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft).
How is H4791 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it high (20 times), height (9 times), above (4 times), high places (3 times), herself on high (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4791 appear in the Bible?
מָרוֹם (mârôwm) is tagged in 44 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4791 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7311 (רוּם).
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