בָּמָה

Strong’s Definition

an elevation

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root (meaning to be high);

KJV Usage

height, high place, wave.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâmâh; Pronunciation: bam-maw'