Hebrew word · Strong's H7311

רוּם

rûwm · room · verb · “to be high, exalt”

In a sentence

Rum means to be high, lifted up, exalted. God is lifted up over all; humans are lifted up by his grace; idols are toppled. Pride and worship turn on the same verb.

Rum is to be high or exalted. It is both spatial and theological — God’s name is exalted; his hand is lifted up; his throne is high and lifted up.

Used of humans, it can mean wholesome lifting up (the meek are exalted by God) or proud lifting up of one’s own heart, which precedes a fall. True exaltation comes only from God’s hand.

Strong's reference

Definition: to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

KJV usage: bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Isaiah 6:1 “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.” Psalms 99:5 “Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!” 1 Samuel 2:7 “The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.