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1116 – בָּמָה (bamah)

high place


Type:
Noun Noun
 
fem. ♀ feminine
 
Hebrew: בָּמָה (bamah)
Pronunciation: ba-ma    Listen
Gematria: 47(2 + 40 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin: from an unused root (meaning to be high)
Usage: 102 times in OT

Description

1) high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform)
1a) high place, mountain
1b) high places, battlefields
1c) high places (as places of worship)
1d) funeral mound?


Word root

Word with bamah as root:

אׇהֳלִיבָמָהOholivamahH0173Aholibamah

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word bamah was translated to the following:

ἀγαθόςagathosG0018good
αἴσθησιςaisthesisG0144judgment
βουνόςbounosG1015hill
βωμόςbomosG1041altar
εἴδωλονeidolonG1497idol
ἔρημοςeremosG2048wilderness
θυσιαστήριονthusiasterionG2379altar
ἰσχύςischusG2479strength
τίςtisG5101what
ὑψηλόςhupselosG5308high
ὕψοςhupsosG5311on high

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state
Ncfpc-31
Noun Noun
♀ pl. feminine plural Absolute state
Ncfpa-52
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state
Ncfsa-19


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References (102 occurances in 92 verses)




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