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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34765" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34765" /> == | ||
<p> Ezekiel 20:29; "What is the high place whereunto ye hie | <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> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47530" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47530" /> == | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49985" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49985" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <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" /> == | == 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 | <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" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69699" /> == | ||
<p> [[Bamah]] ('' | <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" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71763" /> == | ||
<p> '''Ba'mah.''' ''( | <p> '''Ba'mah.''' ''(High Place).'' Found only in Ezekiel 20:29, applied to places of idolatrous worship. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30719" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30719" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1430" /> == | == 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> | <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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 14 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
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.
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [2]
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 [3]
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 [4]
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 [5]
Bamah ( Bâ'Mah ), High Place. The name applied to idolatrous places of worship. Ezekiel 20:29.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [6]
Ba'mah. (High Place). Found only in Ezekiel 20:29, applied to places of idolatrous worship.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [7]
Ezekiel 20:29 Numbers 22:41 Ezekiel 36:2
Holman Bible Dictionary [8]
High Place Ezekiel 20:29
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [9]
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 Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ 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 Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bamah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bamah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
