The meaning of “בַּת”
Understanding bath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village. - a daughter (us...
בַּת
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village. - a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) n f 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address n pr f 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 29:6 | “And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.” Word: בַּת (bath) | |
| Judges 12:9 | “And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.” Word: בַּת (bath) | |
| 1 Chronicles 5:16 | “And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.” Word: בַּת (bath) | |
| Psalms 48:11 | “Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.” Word: בַּת (bath) | |
| Lamentations 2:13 | “What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?” Word: בַּת (bath) |
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