Bamah
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Bamah

an eminence or high place

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bamah

(high place). Found only in (Ezekiel 20:29) applied to places of idolatrous worship.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
A height, a name used simply to denote a high place where the Jews worshipped idols (Ezek. 20:29). The plural is translated "high places" in Numbers 22:41 and Ezek. 36:2.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BAMAH

ba'-ma, ba'-ma (bamah, "high place"): The word appears in Ezekiel 20:29 where reference is made to former "high-place worship," the prophet speaking with contempt of such manner of worship. Ewald suggests a play of words, ba', "come" and mah, "what," "what (mah) is the high place (ba-mah) whereunto ye come (ba')?" It is possible that reference is made to a prominent high place like the one at Gibeon (compare 1 Kings 3:4 1 Chronicles 16:39; 1 Chronicles 21:29 2 Chronicles 13) for which the name "Bamah" was retained after the reform mentioned by the prophet.

Strong's Hebrew
1117. Bamah -- a high place (for idols) in Isr.
... 1116, 1117. Bamah. 1118 . a high place (for idols) in Isr. Transliteration:
Bamah Phonetic Spelling: (baw-maw') Short Definition: Bamah. ...
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1116. bamah -- a high place
... 1115, 1116. bamah. 1117 . a high place. Transliteration: bamah Phonetic Spelling:
(bam-maw') Short Definition: places. ... 1115, 1116. bamah. 1117 . ...
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1120. Bamoth -- "high place," a place in Moab
... Word Origin from the same as bamah Definition "high place," a place in Moab NASB
Word Usage Bamoth (2), Bamoth-baal* (1). Bamoth, Bamoth-baal. ... see HEBREW bamah. ...
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1181. baale bamoth -- lords of (the) high places
... Word Origin from Baal and bamah Definition lords of (the) high places NASB Word
Usage heights (1). lords of the high places. ... see HEBREW bamah. 1180, 1181. ...
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173. Oholibamah -- "tent of the high place," wife of Esau, also an ...
... Word Origin from ohel and bamah Definition "tent of the high place," wife of Esau,
also an Edomite leader NASB Word Usage Oholibamah (8). ... see HEBREW bamah. ...
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Library

The Death and the Raising of Lazarus - the Question of Miracles ...
... chiefly by the name Nephesh, [4842] soul,' person' - transferred in the sense of
monument,' [4843] or, by the more Scriptural name of bamah, [4844] or, by the ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxi the death and.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
... He was a priest of Bamah, Samuel, the son of Elkanah, who had acquired the reputation
of being a just and wise judge in the towns of Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah ...
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Thesaurus
Bamah (1 Occurrence)
... The plural is translated "high places" in Numbers 22:41 and Ezek. 36:2. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. BAMAH. ... Multi-Version Concordance Bamah (1 Occurrence). ...
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Place (9195 Occurrences)
... 1. General: (1) "High place" is the normal translation of bamah, a word that means
simply "elevation" (Jeremiah 26:18 Ezekiel 36:2, etc.; compare the use in ...
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Bamoth (4 Occurrences)

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Meaneth (9 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 20:29 Then I said unto them, What meaneth the high place whereunto ye go?
So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. (ASV JPS). ...
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Balustrade (1 Occurrence)

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Saul (371 Occurrences)
... Hearing that he was about to offer sacrifice, the two hastened into Ramah, and
"behold, Samuel came out against them," on his way to the "bamah", ie, the ...
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High (4559 Occurrences)
... 1. General: (1) "High place" is the normal translation of bamah, a word that means
simply "elevation" (Jeremiah 26:18 Ezekiel 36:2, etc.; compare the use in ...
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Whereunto (36 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 20:29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And
the name whereof is called Bamah unto this day. (KJV JPS ASV). ...
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Whereof (94 Occurrences)
... (See JPS ASV DBY). Ezekiel 20:29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place
whereunto ye go? And the name whereof is called Bamah unto this day. (KJV). ...
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Concordance
Bamah (1 Occurrence)

Ezekiel 20:29
Then I said to them, What does the high place where you go mean? So its name is called Bamah to this day.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Bamah

Bamah: A High Place

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