Strong H1117בָּמָה
Bamah
- Transliteration
- bâmâh
- Pronunciation
- baw-maw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Bamah = "high place"
Detailed definition
Gibeon was a prominent Hivite city that deceived Joshua into making a peace treaty, and later became a Levitical city and site of worship.
In the biblical story
Gibeon
Hivite city that tricked Joshua into a peace treaty.
Gibeon was a prominent Hivite city that deceived Joshua into making a peace treaty, and later became a Levitical city and site of worship.
In the Bible
Strong H1117 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bamah1
First verses
- Ezekiel 20:29Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.