בָּמָה
ba.mah
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Bamah
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ba.mah is the name given to the high place addressed in Ezekiel 20:29.
In Ezekiel 20:29, ba.mah is used as the name called after the high place to which the people come.
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Name assigned to a high place · dominant
The form בָּמָ֔ה is tagged as a proper noun in Ezekiel 20:29, where the clause asks about the high place to which the people are coming and then says that its name has been called Bamah. The APB renders the verse, "What is the high place to which you are coming?" and, "So its name has been called Bamah to this day."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 20:29, the APB presents both “the high place” in the question and “Bamah” as the name later called; The lemma's precise English correspondence is limited to the verse's naming statement.