בָּמָה

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H1116

Transliteration: bâmâh

Pronunciation: bam-maw'

Definition: height

Original: בּמה

Transliteration: bâmâh

Phonetic: bam-maw'

BDB Definition:

high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform)
1. high place, mountain
2. high places, battlefields
3. high places (as places of worship)
4. funeral mound?

Origin: from an unused root (meaning to be high)

TWOT entry: 253