2 Kings 15:35:22 Kgs.15.35.W2TAB
הַבָּמוֹת֙
habamot
“the high places”
- Transliteration
- ha-ba-MOT
- Extended
- hah-baa-MOHT
- IPA
- /habbaːˈmoːt/
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
RAK ha-ba-MOT
- clause
RAK ha-ba-MOT LO sa-RU OD ha-AM me-zab-be-KHIM u-me-kat-te-RIM ba-ba-MOT
- sentence
RAK ha-ba-MOT LO sa-RU OD ha-AM me-zab-be-KHIM u-me-kat-te-RIM ba-ba-MOT HU ba-NA et-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH ha-el-YON
Exegesis
The clause ha-bamot lo saru {הַבָּמוֹת לֹא סָרוּ | ha-bāmōt lō sārû} ‘the high places were not removed’ uses the perfect to describe a resultant state.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–mem–heh
“high place, elevation”
In context — 2 Kings 15:35
However, the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 15:35, so the Hebrew word הַבָּמוֹת֙ (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 Kgs.15.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.35.W2.S1) and character.