2 Chronicles 20:33:22 Chr.20.33.W2TAB

הַבָּמ֖וֹת

habamot

the high places

Transliteration
ha-ba-MOT
Extended
hah-baa-MOHT
IPA
/hab.baːˈmoːt/

Meaning by language

English
the high places

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + בָּ + מ֖וֹת
ha + ba + mot
habamot

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

Tap any letter to hear its name and sound

Vowels (Niqqud)

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ba-MOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    AKH ha-ba-MOT

  3. clause

    AKH ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru

  4. sentence

    AKH ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru ve-OD ha-AM lo-he-KHI-nu le-va-VAM le-lo-HI a-vo-TE-hem

Exegesis

The definite phrase ha-bamot {הַבָּמוֹת | ha·bā·mōt} ‘the high places’ signals known cultic sites.

Root and etymology

b-m-hbet–mem–he

high place, sacred elevation

In context2 Chronicles 20:33

However, the high places were not removed, and the people still had not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 20:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:33, so the Hebrew word הַבָּמ֖וֹת (habamot) 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 2 Chr.20.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.33.W2.S1) and character.