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Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗𐎈 (mrḥ), Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܚܐ (rumḥā), Arabic رُمْح (rumḥ)
Pronunciation
Noun
רומח / רֹמַח • (rómakh) m (plural indefinite רְמָחִים, singular construct רומח / רֹמַח־, plural construct רומחי / רָמְחֵי־)
- spear
Tanach, Numbers 25:7:וַיַּרְא פִּינְחָס בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן וַיָּקָם מִתּוֹךְ הָעֵדָה וַיִּקַּח רֹמַח בְּיָדוֹ׃- And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the kohen saw this, arose from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand.