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<p> '''''ba´ma''''' , '''''bā´ma''''' ( בּמה , <i> '''''bāmāh''''' </i> , "high place"): The word appears in Ezekiel 20:29 where reference is made to former "high-place worship," the prophet speaking with contempt of such manner of worship. Ewald suggests a play of words, בּא , <i> '''''bā'''''' </i> , "come" and מה , <i> '''''māh''''' </i> , "what," "what ( <i> '''''māh''''' </i> ) is the high place ( <i> '''''bā''''' </i> - <i> '''''māh''''' </i> ) whereunto <i> ye </i> come ( <i> '''''bā'''''' </i> )?" It is possible that reference is made to a prominent high place like the one at [[Gibeon]] (compare 1 Kings 3:4; 1 Chronicles 16:39; 1 Chronicles 21:29; 2 Ch 13) for which the name "Bamah" was retained after the reform mentioned by the prophet. </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30719" /> == | |||
Ezekiel 20:29 Numbers 22:41 Ezekiel 36:2 <p> </p> | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34765" /> == | |||
<p> Ezekiel 20:29; "What is the high place whereunto ye hie habaim , alliteration to Bamah? And the name thereof is called. [[Bamah]] (i.e. "high place", akin to the [[Greek]] pagan bomos ) unto this day." The very name implies the place is not sanctioned by ME; (God); it implies its own paganness: My place is called mizbeach , "altar." Your sacrifices even to ME on a "high place" instead of My "altar" in the temple, were therefore a "provocation," Ezekiel 20:28 ( Deuteronomy 12:1-5). Ewald makes the clause in Ezekiel a quotation from an older prophet. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38978" /> == | |||
[[High Place]] Ezekiel 20:29 <p> </p> | |||
== Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_45225" /> == | |||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47530" /> == | |||
<p> We meet with this name but once, namely in Ezekiel 20:29. It means an high place. Bamoth is the plural of it, and we meet with this several times, Numbers 21:19-20. Bamoth Baal, a city beyond Jordan. ( Joshua 13:17) </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49985" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> BAMAH </strong> (only Ezekiel 20:29 ) is the ordinary word for ‘high place,’ but is here retained in its [[Hebrew]] form as the word ‘manna’ in the parallel case Exodus 16:15 , on account of the word-play: ‘What ( <em> mah </em> ) is the <em> ba-mah </em> to which ye go ( <em> bâ </em> )?’ See, further, High Place. </p> <p> A. R. S. Kennedy. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65269" /> == | |||
<p> The [[Hebrew]] word <i> bamah, </i> signifying 'high place,' is once left untranslated, Ezekiel 20:29 , where [[Israel]] offered sacrifices to idols. It is frequently translated HIGH PLACES, <i> q.v. </i> </p> | |||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69699" /> == | |||
<p> [[Bamah]] ( bâ'mah), high place. The name applied to idolatrous places of worship. Ezekiel 20:29. </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71763" /> == | |||
<p> Ba'mah. (high place). Found only in Ezekiel 20:29, applied to places of idolatrous worship. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1430" /> == | |||
<p> '''''ba´ma''''' , '''''bā´ma''''' ( בּמה , <i> '''''bāmāh''''' </i> , "high place"): The word appears in Ezekiel 20:29 where reference is made to former "high-place worship," the prophet speaking with contempt of such manner of worship. Ewald suggests a play of words, בּא , <i> '''''bā'''''' </i> , "come" and מה , <i> '''''māh''''' </i> , "what," "what ( <i> '''''māh''''' </i> ) is the high place ( <i> '''''bā''''' </i> - <i> '''''māh''''' </i> ) whereunto <i> ye </i> come ( <i> '''''bā'''''' </i> )?" It is possible that reference is made to a prominent high place like the one at [[Gibeon]] (compare 1 Kings 3:4; 1 Chronicles 16:39; 1 Chronicles 21:29; 2 Ch 13) for which the name "Bamah" was retained after the reform mentioned by the prophet. </p> | |||
==References == | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="term_30719"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/bamah Bamah from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_34765"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/bamah Bamah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_38978"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/bamah Bamah from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_45225"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hitchcock-s-bible-names/bamah Bamah from Hitchcock's Bible Names]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_47530"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hawker-s-poor-man-s-concordance-and-dictionary/bamah Bamah from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49985"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/bamah Bamah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_65269"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/bamah Bamah from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69699"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/bamah Bamah from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71763"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/bamah Bamah from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1430"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/bamah Bamah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 16:47, 8 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Ezekiel 20:29 Numbers 22:41 Ezekiel 36:2
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
Ezekiel 20:29; "What is the high place whereunto ye hie habaim , alliteration to Bamah? And the name thereof is called. Bamah (i.e. "high place", akin to the Greek pagan bomos ) unto this day." The very name implies the place is not sanctioned by ME; (God); it implies its own paganness: My place is called mizbeach , "altar." Your sacrifices even to ME on a "high place" instead of My "altar" in the temple, were therefore a "provocation," Ezekiel 20:28 ( Deuteronomy 12:1-5). Ewald makes the clause in Ezekiel a quotation from an older prophet.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
High Place Ezekiel 20:29
Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [5]
We meet with this name but once, namely in Ezekiel 20:29. It means an high place. Bamoth is the plural of it, and we meet with this several times, Numbers 21:19-20. Bamoth Baal, a city beyond Jordan. ( Joshua 13:17)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [6]
BAMAH (only Ezekiel 20:29 ) is the ordinary word for ‘high place,’ but is here retained in its Hebrew form as the word ‘manna’ in the parallel case Exodus 16:15 , on account of the word-play: ‘What ( mah ) is the ba-mah to which ye go ( bâ )?’ See, further, High Place.
A. R. S. Kennedy.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [7]
The Hebrew word bamah, signifying 'high place,' is once left untranslated, Ezekiel 20:29 , where Israel offered sacrifices to idols. It is frequently translated HIGH PLACES, q.v.
People's Dictionary of the Bible [8]
Bamah ( bâ'mah), high place. The name applied to idolatrous places of worship. Ezekiel 20:29.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [9]
Ba'mah. (high place). Found only in Ezekiel 20:29, applied to places of idolatrous worship.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [10]
ba´ma , bā´ma ( בּמה , bāmāh , "high place"): The word appears in Ezekiel 20:29 where reference is made to former "high-place worship," the prophet speaking with contempt of such manner of worship. Ewald suggests a play of words, בּא , bā' , "come" and מה , māh , "what," "what ( māh ) is the high place ( bā - māh ) whereunto ye come ( bā' )?" It is possible that reference is made to a prominent high place like the one at Gibeon (compare 1 Kings 3:4; 1 Chronicles 16:39; 1 Chronicles 21:29; 2 Ch 13) for which the name "Bamah" was retained after the reform mentioned by the prophet.
References
- ↑ Bamah from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bamah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bamah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bamah from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Bamah from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
- ↑ Bamah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Bamah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bamah from People's Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Bamah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bamah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
