מָרוֹם
ma.rom (H4791)
height
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# Marom (Height): A Hebrew Word for Elevation and Supremacy The Hebrew word *marom* appears 54 times in the biblical text and carries the fundamental meaning of "height" or elevation. This simple definition encompasses both the physical reality of vertical distance and the metaphorical concept of exaltation. The word describes concrete spatial positions—such as high places, elevated terrain, or the upper regions of structures—while simultaneously serving as a vehicle for abstract theological concepts about power, authority, and divine supremacy. The frequency of *marom's* occurrence across the biblical corpus suggests its importance as a conceptual tool for ancient Hebrew speakers. The word functioned as more than a mere geometric descriptor; it became a linguistic means of expressing hierarchy and dominance. When applied to divine figures or entities, height naturally conveyed superiority and transcendence, making *marom* a natural choice for describing God's exalted status or the elevated position of rulers and sacred places. This dual application—simultaneously literal and figurative—reflects how ancient Hebrew thought often grounded abstract spiritual concepts in observable physical phenomena. Understanding *marom* requires recognizing that the Hebraic mind linked verticality with authority and importance. Whether describing a physical mountain, a fortress wall, or God's celestial dwelling place, the word carried consistent connotations of prominence and power that would have resonated with the original audience's lived experience of geography and
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Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death; Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
Whom have you defied and blasphemed? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel!
By your messengers, you have defied the Lord, and have said, “With the multitude of my chariots, I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon, and I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypress trees; and I will enter into his farthest lodging place, the forest of his fruitful field.
so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?
When she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.
Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.
His ways are prosperous at all times. He is arrogant, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.
You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.
Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
Don’t lift up your horn on high. Don’t speak with a stiff neck.”
Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.
For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth;
Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,
Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!
On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.
She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
‘What are you doing here? Who has you here, that you have dug out a tomb here?’ Cutting himself out a tomb on high, chiseling a habitation for himself in the rock!”
The earth mourns and fades away. The world languishes and fades away. The lofty people of the earth languish.
It will happen that he who flees from the noise of the fear will fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the middle of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
It will happen in that day that Yahweh will punish the army of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth.
For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings it even to the dust.
until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.
Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.
Whom have you defied and blasphemed? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel.
By your servants, you have defied the Lord, and have said, “With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon. I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypress trees. I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field.
I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security.”
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, not one is lacking.
For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness. You don’t fast today so as to make your voice to be heard on high.
A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
“Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and tell them, “ ‘Yahweh will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation. He will mightily roar against his fold. He will give a shout, as those who tread grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
They will come and sing in the height of Zion, and will flow to the goodness of Yahweh, to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd. Their soul will be as a watered garden. They will not sorrow any more at all.
As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill, though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there,” says Yahweh.
Though Babylon should mount up to the sky, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet destroyers will come to her from me,” says Yahweh.
“From on high has he sent fire into my bones, and it prevails against them. He has spread a net for my feet. He has turned me back. He has made me desolate and I faint all day long.
I will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel; and it will produce boughs, and bear fruit, and be a good cedar. Birds of every kind will dwell in the shade of its branches.
For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh, “there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your offerings and the first fruits of your offerings, with all your holy things.
I will feed them with good pasture; and their fold will be on the mountains of the height of Israel. There they will lie down in a good fold. They will feed on fat pasture on the mountains of Israel.
The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’
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