Strong H1315H1315Iבָּֽשְׂמַת
Basemath
One of the 3 senses of Strong H1315
- Transliteration
- boώmath
- Pronunciation
- bos-math'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
A woman of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.28.9;
daughter of: Ishmael (H3458);
sister of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305) and Kedemah (H6929); married to Esau (H6215);
mother of: Reuel (H7467); also called Basemath (KJV: Bashemath) at Gen.36.3,4,10,13,17;
Another name of ma.cha.lat (מַחֲלַת "Mahalath" H4258G)
daughter of: Ishmael (H3458);
sister of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305) and Kedemah (H6929); married to Esau (H6215);
mother of: Reuel (H7467); also called Basemath (KJV: Bashemath) at Gen.36.3,4,10,13,17;
Another name of ma.cha.lat (מַחֲלַת "Mahalath" H4258G)
Meaning of the name
Bashemath or Basmath = "spice"
General definition
Feminine of the second form of H1314; fragrance;
{Bosmath} the name of a wife of {Esau} and of a dughter of Solomon: - {Bashemath} Basmath.
{Bosmath} the name of a wife of {Esau} and of a dughter of Solomon: - {Bashemath} Basmath.
In the biblical story
Mahalath
Esau's wife, daughter of Ishmael
Mahalath, also known as Basemath, was one of Esau's wives, a daughter of Ishmael (Gen.28.9; 36.3,4,10,13,17).
In the Bible
Strong H1315I appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bashemath5
First verses
- Genesis 36:3And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
- Genesis 36:4And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
- Genesis 36:10These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
- Genesis 36:13And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
- Genesis 36:17And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.