בַּ/בָּמָ֖ה

𐤁/𐤁𐤌𐤄

babamah

at the high place

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

H1116

1 Chronicles 16:39 · Word #9

Lexicon H1116

Lemmaבָּמָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤌𐤄
Transliterationbâmâh
Strong'sH1116
In-contextat the high place

Morphology HRd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1116-01

on the high-place

Morphological NotesNoun common feminine singular absolute (Ncfsa) with prefixed preposition ב and definite article (assimilated), yielding "on the high-place."
Rendering RationaleThe noun בָּמָה derives from a root meaning "to be high" and denotes an elevated site. The form is feminine singular absolute with a prefixed preposition and definite article (בַּ = "on the"), so the rendering preserves the singular sense and includes the definite article: "on the high-place."

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Words from Root במה (height, elevation, raised place, prominence)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1116-02 babamot on the elevated heights
H1116-03 bamah elevated high-place
H1116-04 bamot high-elevations

Word Usage (104 occurrences of H1116)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 26:30 בָּמֹֽתֵי/כֶ֗ם bamoteykhem your high places
Numbers 21:28 בָּמ֥וֹת bamot high places
Numbers 33:52 בָּמֹתָ֖/ם bamotam their-high-places