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אֲרַמִּי H761
H761 is the Hebrew word אֲרַמִּי, transliterated ʼĂrammîy and said ar-am-mee'. The King James Version most often renders it syrian.
What it means
an Aramite or Aramaean.
Where it comes from
patrial from H758 (אֲרָם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Syrian, Aramitess.
Verses using אֲרַמִּי
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 25:20 · KJV
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
Genesis 28:5 · KJV
And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
Genesis 31:20 · KJV
And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
Genesis 31:24 · KJV
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Deuteronomy 26:5 · KJV
And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
2 Kings 5:20 · KJV
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
2 Kings 8:28 · KJV
And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
2 Kings 8:29 · KJV
And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
2 Kings 9:15 · KJV
But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
1 Chronicles 7:14 · KJV
The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:
Common questions
What does Strong's H761 mean?
H761 is the Hebrew word אֲרַמִּי (ʼĂrammîy), meaning an Aramite or Aramaean.
How is H761 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it syrian (6 times), syrians (3 times), aramitess (1 time).
How many times does H761 appear in the Bible?
אֲרַמִּי (ʼĂrammîy) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H761 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: patrial from H758 (אֲרָם).
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