1 Kings 15:14:11 Kgs.15.14.W1TAB
וְהַבָּמ֖וֹת
vehabamot
“and the high places”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ba-MOT
- Extended
- veh-hah-bah-MOHT
- IPA
- /vəhabbɔˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the high places
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-ba-MOT
- clause
ve-ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru
- sentence
ve-ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehabbamot {וְהַבָּמ֖וֹת | wə-habbāmōt} ‘and the high places’ as the subject.
Root and etymology
b-m-hbet–mem–heh
“elevated place”
In context — 1 Kings 15:14
Yet the high places were not removed; however, Asa’s heart was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 15:14, so the Hebrew word וְהַבָּמ֖וֹת (vehabamot) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.15.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.14.W1.S1) and character.