בַּ/בָּמָ֖ה
𐤁/𐤁𐤌𐤄
bâmâh
on the high place
A raised area or platform, typically outside, used as a place of worship or ritual sacrifice in ancient Israel and neighboring cultures; also refers to natural or human-made heights, hilltops, or elevated locations that served as cultic sites, and on rare occasions used metaphorically for eminence or prominence.
1 Chronicles 21:29 · Word #11
Lexicon H1116
| Lemma | בָּמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | bâmâh |
| Strong's | H1116 |
| Definition | A raised area or platform, typically outside, used as a place of worship or ritual sacrifice in ancient Israel and neighboring cultures; also refers to natural or human-made heights, hilltops, or elevated locations that served as cultic sites, and on rare occasions used metaphorically for eminence or prominence. |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | on the high place |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1116-01
on the cultic height
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בַּ (in/on the) + feminine singular absolute noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes a raised or elevated place, typically used for worship; "cultic height" preserves both the elevation sense and its ritual association. The prefixed בַּ includes the preposition "on/in" with the definite article, yielding "on the." |
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