Strongs Number: H1116
- Hebrew Word
- בָּמָה
- Transliteration
- bâmâh
- Phonetic
- bam-maw'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
an elevation
- BDB Definition
-
1. high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform)
a. high place, mountain
b. high places, battlefields
c. high places (as places of worship)
d. funeral mound?
- Origin
- From an unused root (meaning to be high)
- Bible Usage
- {height} high {place} wave.