{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H758",
  "lemma": "אֲרָם",
  "transliteration": "ʼĂrâm",
  "definition": "Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite",
  "kjv": "Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.",
  "occurrences": 133,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H759",
      "lemma": "אַרְמוֹן",
      "transliteration": "ʼarmôwn",
      "meaning": "a citadel",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H759"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "אֲרָם n.pr.m. Aram",
    "1. 5th son of Shem",
    "2. grandson of Nahor",
    "4. a descendant of Asher —Elsewhere only of Aramæan people & land (= 1 supr.)",
    "a. people, sg. coll. = the Aramæans, a leading branch of the Shemitic stock inhabiting Mesopotamia & northern Syria, in many tribes & settlements",
    "b. less often clearly of land; also of particular divisions of territory א׳ נַהֲרַיִם ‘Mesopotamia,’ i.e. prob. land between Euphrates & Chaboras; cf. פַּדַּן א׳ Paddan-Aram",
    "c. often indeterminate"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 10:22",
      "text": "The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/10?v=22"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 10:23",
      "text": "The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/10?v=23"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 22:21",
      "text": "Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/22?v=21"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Numbers 23:7",
      "text": "He took up his parable, and said, “From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/23?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 3:10",
      "text": "The LORD’s Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan Rishathaim…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/3?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 10:6",
      "text": "The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/10?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 8:5",
      "text": "When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/8?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 8:6",
      "text": "Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/8?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 8:12",
      "text": "of Syria, of Moab, of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, of Amalek, and of the plunder of Hadadezer, son of…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/8?v=12"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 8:13",
      "text": "David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/8?v=13"
    }
  ],
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