במותי
𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤉
vmvty
the heights of
from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation; height, high place, wave.
Deuteronomy 32:13 · Word #3
Lexicon H1116
| Lemma | בָּמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | bâmâh |
| Strong's | H1116 |
| In-context | the heights of |
Morphology HNcfpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H1116-18
heights of
| Root | במה (b-m-h) |
| Core Meanings | height, elevation, raised place, lofty platform |
| Semantic Range | elevated places, hilltop shrines, cultic high places, natural heights, raised platforms |
| Conceptual Significance | "High places" were often sites of worship in ancient Israel and surrounding cultures, sometimes associated with illicit or syncretistic worship. The term carries strong theological weight in the Hebrew Bible, frequently symbolizing religious unfaithfulness or improper worship conducted on elevated cultic sites. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine noun; plural construct form (cfpc). The -וֹתֵי ending marks feminine plural in construct before a following noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form בָּמוֹתֵי is the feminine plural construct of בָּמָה ("height" or "high place"). Rendering it as "heights of" preserves the plural sense and the elevated spatial idea inherent in the root, while reflecting the construct state that requires a following genitive relationship ("of …"). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root במה (height, elevation, raised place, lofty platform)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1116-01 |
babamah | on the high-place |
H1116-02 |
babamot | on the elevated heights |
H1116-03 |
bamot | high-elevations |
H1116-04 |
bamotam | their elevated high-places |
H1116-05 |
bamotay | my high-elevations |
H1116-06 |
bamotayv | his elevated heights |
H1116-07 |
bamotey | heights-of |
H1116-08 |
bamoteykha | your elevated high-places |
H1116-09 |
bamoteykhem | your high-elevations |
|
bevamotam | in their high-places |
H1116-10 |
habamah | the elevated height-place |
|
habamatah | to the elevated high-place |
H1116-11 |
habamot | the high-places |
H1116-12 |
labamah | to the high-place |
|
labamot | to the high elevations |
H1116-13 |
levamot | to high places |
H1116-14 |
mehabamah | from the high-place |
H1116-15 |
uvamot | and high-places |
H1116-16 |
vamot | elevated heights |
H1116-17 |
vehabamot | and the elevated heights |
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 |