רוּםrûwm

height, haughtiness

Pronunciation: room · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7312

Meanings

1. height, loftiness (Proverbs 25:3; Isaiah 10:12; Proverbs 21:4)

2. haughtiness (Isaiah 2:11; Isaiah 2:17)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 21:4 Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and evil actions are all sin.
  • Proverbs 25:3 No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth, or all that goes on in the king’s mind!
  • Isaiah 2:11 Human pride will be brought down, and human arrogance will be humbled. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.
  • Isaiah 2:17 Human pride will be humbled, and human arrogance will be brought down. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.
  • Isaiah 10:12 After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him—for he is proud and arrogant.
  • Jeremiah 48:29 We have all heard of the pride of Moab, for his pride is very great. We know of his lofty pride, his arrogance, and his haughty heart.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).