בָּמָה

ba.mah · high place

Hebrew · Strong's H1116 · Noun · Sounds like: bam-maw' · 102 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
בָּמָה 104 n.f. high place
1. high place, mountain
2. high places, battle-fields
3. high places, as places of worship
4. funereal mound (?)

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Samuel 1:19 בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ ba.mo.Tei.kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!

  2. 2 Samuel 1:25 בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ ba.mo.Tei.kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places.

  3. 2 Samuel 22:34 בָּמוֹתַ֖י ba.mo.Tai · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    He maketh his feet like hinds' feet, And setteth me upon my high places.

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