H1116 — בָּמָה (bâmâh)

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Strong's H1116 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: בָּמָה (bâmâh)

Pronunciation: bam-maw'

Morphology: n-f

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

Definition: an elevation

KJV Renderings: height, high place, wave.

Senses

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

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G18 ἀγαθός agathós a primary word "good" (in any sense, often as noun) benefit, good(-s, things), well
G144 αἴσθησις aísthēsis from G143 perception, i.e. (figuratively) discernment judgment
G1015 βουνός bounós probably of foreign origin a hillock hill
G1041 βωμός bōmós from the base of G939 properly, a stand, i.e. (specially) an altar altar
G1497 εἴδωλον eídōlon from G1491 an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such idol
G2048 ἔρημος érēmos of uncertain affinity lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied) desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness
G2379 θυσιαστήριον thysiastḗrion from a derivative of G2378 a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative) altar
G2479 ἰσχύς ischýs from a derivative of ἰς (is) (force; compare ἔσχον (éschon), a form of G2192) forcefulness (literally or figuratively) ability, might(-ily), power, strength
G5101 τίς tís probably emphatic of G5100 an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why
G5308 ὑψηλός hypsēlós from G5311 lofty (in place or character) high(-er, -ly) (esteemed)
G5311 ὕψος hýpsos from a derivative of G5228 elevation, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, (specially), the sky, or (figuratively) dignity be exalted, height, (on) high

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.