2 Kings 15:4:82 Kgs.15.4.W8TAB
בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃
babamot
“on the high places”
- Transliteration
- ba-ba-MOT
- Extended
- bah-baa-MOHT
- IPA
- /bab.baːˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the high places
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ba-ba-MOT
- clause
OD ha-AM me-zab-KHIM u-me-kat-TE-rim ba-ba-MOT
- sentence
RAK ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru OD ha-AM me-zab-KHIM u-me-kat-TE-rim ba-ba-MOT
Exegesis
The closing prepositional phrase ba-bamot {בַּבָּמוֹת | babbāmôṯ} ‘on the high places’ repeats the key locale, creating emphasis by returning to the same term and linking the people’s actions directly to those sites. English renders the participles with progressive or habitual phrasing (“were …” / “kept …”) to reflect the durative force implied by od plus participles.
Root and etymology
consonantsBet–Mem–Heh
“height, elevated place”
In context — 2 Kings 15:4
Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people still were sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 15:4, so the Hebrew word בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ (babamot) 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.15.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.4.W8.S1) and character.