2 Samuel 22:28:52 Sam.22.28.W5TAB
עַל־רָמִ֖ים
alramim
“upon the lofty or haughty ones”
- Transliteration
- al-RA-mim
- Extended
- ah l-Raa-MEEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.raːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the lofty or haughty ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-RA-mim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-e-NE-kha al-RA-mim
- clause
ve-e-NE-kha al-RA-mim tash-pe-IL
- sentence
ve-ET-AM A-NI to-shi-A ve-e-NE-kha al-RA-mim tash-pe-IL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal rā̄mîm {עַל־רָמִים | ʿal rā̄mîm} directs God’s attention to the proud, and the parallel Hiphil imperfect tašpîl {תַּשְׁפִּיל | tašpîl} forms an antithetical parallelism—humble saved :: proud humbled—underscoring divine justice.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–vav–mem
“high, exalted”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:28
You save the humble people, but Your eyes are on the proud to bring them low.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 22:28, so the Hebrew word עַל־רָמִ֖ים (alramim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.22.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.28.W5.S1) and character.