רָם

רָםm. (b. h.; רוּם) high, exalted. B. Bath.78b (play on ונירם, Num. 21:30) אמר רשע אין רם the wicked says, there is no Most High. Num. R. s. 2019> (play on ארם, Num. 23:7) עם רם שלמעלן הייתיוכ׳ with the Most High I was in communion, and Balak brought me down; ib. רם הייתיוכ׳ I was high, but Balak Sot.32b בקול רם in a high (loud) voice. Y. ib. VII, 21c top (ref. to Deut. 27:14) כקולו של רם like the voice of the Most High; a. fr.Fem. רָמָה. Mekh. Bshall., s.1 (ref. to Ex. 14:8) שהיתה ידן …ר׳ עלוכ׳ Israels power was high above the Egyptians; a. e.Pl. רָמִים; רָמֹות. Num. R. l. c. מן הר׳ הייתיוכ׳ I was one of the elevated. Keth.103b נהוג נשיאותך בר׳ conduct thy office with the exalted (surround thyself with the best people; Var. בדָמִים, q. v.). Midr. Till. to Ps. 18:28 עיניך עלר׳ להשפילם thy eyes are on the haughty to lower them; a. e.