בָּמוֹתֵ֥י/מוֹ
𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤌𐤅
bâmâh
their high places
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.
Deuteronomy 33:29 · Word #18
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 HNcfpc/Sp3mp
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | their high places |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1116-11
their elevated high-places
| Morphological Notes | Feminine plural noun in construct state with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בָּמָה denotes a raised or elevated site, often used for worship. The plural construct form with a 3rd masculine plural suffix is preserved as "their," and "elevated high-places" reflects both the root sense of height and the cultic function of these raised sites. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
their high places
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1's 'their elevated high-places' unnecessarily duplicates the concept. 'Their high places' suffices and matches the accepted contextual and lexical meaning. |