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
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ba-MOT
- phraseyour reading level
AKH ha-ba-MOT
- clause
AKH ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru
- 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 context — 2 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.