The meaning of “בָּמוֹת”
Understanding Bâmôwth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
plural of בָּמָה; heights; or (fully) בָּמוֹת בַּעַל Bâmôwth Baʻal (baw-moth' bah'-al); from the same and בַּעַל; height...
בָּמוֹת
plural of בָּמָה; heights; or (fully) בָּמוֹת בַּעַל Bâmôwth Baʻal (baw-moth' bah'-al); from the same and בַּעַל; heights of Baal Bamoth, Bamoth-baal. - § Bamoth = "high places" or "great high place" - Bamoth or Bamoth-Baal, a place East of the Jordan 1) a town on the river Arnon in Moab
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:19 | “And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:” Word: בָּמוֹת (Bâmôwth) | |
| Numbers 21:20 | “And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.” Word: בָּמוֹת (Bâmôwth) | |
| Numbers 22:41 | “And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people. ” Word: בָּמוֹת (Bâmôwth) | |
| Joshua 13:17 | “Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,” Word: בָּמוֹת (Bâmôwth) |