Jeremiah 17:12:3Jer.17.12.W3TAB

מָר֖וֹם

marom

high

Transliteration
ma-ROM
Extended
maa-ROHM
IPA
/maːˈroːm/

Meaning by language

English
high

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Result
מָ + ר֖וֹם
ma + rom
marom

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ma-ROM

  2. clause

    ki-SE kha-VOD ma-ROM me-ri-SHON

  3. sentence

    ki-SE kha-VOD ma-ROM me-ri-SHON me-KOM mik-da-SHE-nu

Exegesis

The noun marom {מָר֖וֹם | mā-rōm} ‘height’ functions as a modifier specifying the throne’s exalted status.

Root and etymology

Rootresh–vav–mem

height, exalted place

In contextJeremiah 17:12

A throne of glory set on high from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 17:12, so the Hebrew word מָר֖וֹם (marom) 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 Jer.17.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.12.W3.S1) and character.