בַּ/בָּמָ֖ה
𐤁/𐤁𐤌𐤄
babamah
at the high place
from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation; height, high place, wave.
1 Chronicles 16:39 · Word #9
Lexicon H1116
| Lemma | בָּמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | bâmâh |
| Strong's | H1116 |
| In-context | at 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 Notes | Noun common feminine singular absolute (Ncfsa) with prefixed preposition ב and definite article (assimilated), yielding "on the high-place." |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
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 |