Strong's H1116 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: בָּמָה (bâmâh)

Pronunciation: bam-maw'

POS: bam-maw' Morph: n-f

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

Definition: from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation; height, high place, wave.

KJV Usage: height, high place, wave.

Senses[edit | edit source]

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

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G18
• GREEK G144
• GREEK G1015
• GREEK G1041
• GREEK G1497
• GREEK G2048
• GREEK G2379
• GREEK G2479
• GREEK G5101
• GREEK G5308
• GREEK G5311

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