1315. Basemath
Strong's Lexicon
Basemath: Basemath

Original Word: בָּשְׂמַת
Part of Speech: Proper name
Transliteration: Bosmath
Pronunciation: bah-seh-MAHT
Phonetic Spelling: (bos-math')
Definition: Basemath
Meaning: Bosmath

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root בֹּשֶׂם (bosem), meaning "spice" or "perfume."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Basemath in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper Hebrew name.

Usage: The name Basemath means "fragrant" or "perfume." It is used as a proper name for women in the Old Testament, signifying beauty and pleasantness, akin to the aroma of spices.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of personal characteristics or familial hopes. The use of names related to pleasant scents, like Basemath, reflects the cultural appreciation for aromatic spices and perfumes, which were valuable commodities in the ancient Near East.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as bosem
Definition
"perfume," a wife of Esau (or perhaps two wives with the same name), also a daughter of Solomon
NASB Translation
Basemath (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בָּֽשְׂמִת proper name, feminine (perfume ?) —

1 Hittite woman, a wife of Esau Genesis 26:34 (P); called daughter of Ishmael, and sister of Nebaioth Genesis 36:3 (but due probably to R; this daughter of Ishmael is מַחֲלַת in Genesis 28:9 P); see also Genesis 36:4,10,13,17 (all P) ( has מחלת throughout Genesis 36).

2 daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz 1 Kings 4:15.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bashemath, Basmath

Feminine of besem (the second form); fragrance; Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon -- Bashemath, Basmath.

see HEBREW besem

Forms and Transliterations
בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת בָּשְׂמַ֖ת בָּשְׂמַ֥ת בָשְׂמַ֖ת בשמת וּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔ת ובשמת bā·śə·maṯ ḇā·śə·maṯ baseMat bāśəmaṯ ḇāśəmaṯ ū·ḇā·śə·maṯ ūḇāśəmaṯ uVaseMat vaseMat
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 26:34
HEB: הַֽחִתִּ֑י וְאֶת־ בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת בַּת־ אֵילֹ֖ן
NAS: the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter
KJV: the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter
INT: of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath the daughter of Elon

Genesis 36:3
HEB: וְאֶת־ בָּשְׂמַ֥ת בַּת־ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל
NAS: also Basemath, Ishmael's daughter,
KJV: And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter,
INT: Basemath daughter Ishmael's

Genesis 36:4
HEB: אֶת־ אֱלִיפָ֑ז וּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔ת יָלְדָ֖ה אֶת־
NAS: to Esau, and Basemath bore
KJV: Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare
INT: to Esau Eliphaz and Basemath bore Reuel

Genesis 36:10
HEB: רְעוּאֵ֕ל בֶּן־ בָּשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
NAS: of Esau's wife Basemath.
KJV: the son of Bashemath the wife
INT: Reuel the son Basemath wife of Esau's

Genesis 36:13
HEB: הָי֔וּ בְּנֵ֥י בָשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
NAS: of Esau's wife Basemath.
KJV: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's
INT: become were the sons Basemath wife of Esau's

Genesis 36:17
HEB: אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י בָשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
NAS: of Esau's wife Basemath.
KJV: these [are] the sons of Bashemath Esau's
INT: these are the sons Basemath wife of Esau's

1 Kings 4:15
HEB: לָקַ֛ח אֶת־ בָּשְׂמַ֥ת בַּת־ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה
NAS: married Basemath the daughter
KJV: he also took Basmath the daughter
INT: he married Basemath the daughter of Solomon

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1315
7 Occurrences


bā·śə·maṯ — 4 Occ.
ū·ḇā·śə·maṯ — 1 Occ.
ḇā·śə·maṯ — 2 Occ.















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