Bamah בָּמָה
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| בָּמָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | bamah |
| Strong's number | H1117 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Bamah |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Bamah (Hebrew בָּמָה, Strong's H1117) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Bamah”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
Bamah = "high place"
a place in Palestine (of places of idolatrous worship)
Another name of giv.on (גִּבְעוֹן "Gibeon" H1391)
a place in Palestine (of places of idolatrous worship)
Another name of giv.on (גִּבְעוֹן "Gibeon" H1391)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | bamah (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | bamah (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Bamah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 20:29Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).