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