RAM . 1 . An ancestor of David ( Ruth 4:19 , Matthew 1:3-4; in Luke 3:33 Arni ). In 1 Chronicles 2:9 he is called the brother , but in 1 Chronicles 2:25; 1 Chronicles 2:27 the son of Jerahmeel. 2 . The family to which Elihu belonged ( Job 32:2 ). Some have supposed that Ram is a contraction for Aram. [Note: Aramaic.]
RAM . See Sheep, and (for battering-ram) Fortification and Siegecraft, 6 ( c ).