H1116Hebrewbāmôṯ

בָּמָה

height, high place, wave.

102
Total Occurrences
18
Books
102
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform)
  • 2high place, mountain
  • 3high places, battlefields
  • 4high places (as places of worship)
  • 5funeral mound?

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root (meaning to be high);

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâmâh; Pronunciation: bam-maw'