Bible Dictionary

Arumah

The name Arumah means “high; exalted”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(height), a place apparently in the neighborhood of Shechem, at which Abimelech resided. (Judges 9:41)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

a-roo'-ma (arumah, "lofty"): The town in which Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal (Gideon), dwelt when driven from Shechem (Jud 9:41). The ruins El-Ormeh, 6 miles Southeast of Shechem, may be on the site, though its position is not known with certainty.