בָּמָה

ba.mahNoun (Feminine)H1116

high place

From: from an unused root (meaning to be high);

Short Definition

an elevation

Full Lexicon Entry

  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?

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

87 times

Appears 87 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Kings
18
2 Chronicles
15
1 Kings
11
1 Samuel
7
Ezk
6

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 16:39
  • 1 Samuel 9:14
  • 2 Chronicles 34:3
  • 2 Kings 23:19
  • Isaiah 14:14

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