1324. bath

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bath: Daughter

Original Word: בַּת
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: bath
Pronunciation: baht
Phonetic Spelling: (bath)
Definition: Daughter
Meaning: a bath (liquid measure)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bath

Probably from the same as battah; a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquids -- bath.

see HEBREW battah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a bath (a Heb. measure)
NASB Translation
bath (6), baths (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. בַּת bath (a measure), בָּתָה see below בתת.

II. בַּת noun masculine^{Ezekiel 45:14} (feminine^{Isaiah 5:10}) bath (Thes and others from above √ in sense of define, measure; compare τέμνω; Lag^{Or. ii. 10 f.} makes = בדת, = בד + feminine ת; compare Syriac , instrument for pressing olives; compare Epiphanius βάδος = ἐλαιοτριβεῖον; & βάδος also Hesychius Jos^{Ant. viii. 2}. 9 but ed. Niese βάτους, βάτος — ׳בּ absolute Isaiah 5:10 6t.; (בָּ֑ת Ezekiel 45:11) construct Ezekiel 45:10; plural בַּתִּים2Chron 2:9 (twice in verse) + 3t.; — a liquid measure = אֵיפָה of dry measure, each being 1/10 חֹמֶר (q. v.) Ezekiel 45:11 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 45:14 (twice in verse); also Isaiah 5:10; 1 Kings 7:26,38; 2Chron 2:9 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 4:5 + Ezekiel 45:14 (twice in verse) (4 t. in this see, Co strike out a & d). Ezekiel 45:10 בַּתצֶֿדֶק a righteous (right, accurate, full) bath ("" אֵיפַתצֶֿדֶק). The actual size of bath (= ephah) is apparentlyapproximately 40 litres (= Attic metretes compare Jos^{Ant. viii. 2}. 9; = 39.39 lit. compare Boeckh^{Metrol. Untersuch. 259 f.}; see also J. Brandis^{Münz- Mass- u. Gewichtswesen 29 f.} Smith^{Dict. Bible, article Weights & Measures} Ri^{HWB 934 f.}). — 1. בַּת see below בֵּן.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to measure

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G5518 (χοῖνιξ, choinix): A Greek unit of dry measure, approximately equivalent to a quart or a liter, used in the New Testament to describe a measure of wheat or barley.
• G943 (βάτος, batos): A Greek term for a bath, used in the Septuagint and New Testament to refer to the same unit of liquid measure as the Hebrew בַּת.

These entries highlight the continuity and adaptation of measurement systems from the Hebrew Bible into the Greek-speaking world, reflecting the cultural and economic exchanges of the ancient Near East.

Usage: The term "bath" is used in the context of measuring quantities of liquid, particularly in descriptions of offerings, trade, and construction materials in the Old Testament.

Context: The term "bath" (בַּת) appears in the Hebrew Bible as a standard unit of liquid measurement. It is primarily used in contexts involving the measurement of oil, wine, and other liquids. The bath is mentioned in various passages, including those detailing the construction of the Temple and the offerings required by the Law.

In 1 Kings 7:26, the bath is used to describe the capacity of the "Sea," a large basin in Solomon's Temple: "It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths." This indicates the significant volume the bath represented in ancient measurements.

The bath is also referenced in Ezekiel 45:14, where it is used to specify the amount of oil required for offerings: "The prescribed portion of oil, measured by the bath, is a tenth of a bath from each cor (which consists of ten baths or one homer, for ten baths are equivalent to a homer)."

The bath, as a unit of measure, reflects the organized and systematic approach to trade and religious practices in ancient Israel. It underscores the importance of precise measurements in maintaining fairness and order in both economic and religious activities.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּ֖ת בַּ֜ת בַּ֣ת בַּתִּ֔ים בַּתִּ֖ים בַּתִּים֙ בת בתים הַבַּ֣ת הַבַּת֙ הַבַּתִּ֖ים הַבָּ֑ת הבת הבתים וְהַבַּ֗ת וּבַת־ ובת־ והבת bat baṯ bat·tîm batTim battîm hab·baṯ hab·bāṯ hab·bat·tîm habBat habbaṯ habbāṯ habbatTim habbattîm ū·ḇaṯ- ūḇaṯ- uvat vehabBat wə·hab·baṯ wəhabbaṯ

Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 7:26
HEB: שׁוֹשָׁ֑ן אַלְפַּ֥יִם בַּ֖ת יָכִֽיל׃ פ
NAS: it could hold two thousand baths.
KJV: it contained two thousand baths.
INT: a lily thousand baths hold

1 Kings 7:38
HEB: נְחֹ֑שֶׁת אַרְבָּעִ֨ים בַּ֜ת יָכִ֣יל ׀ הַכִּיּ֣וֹר
NAS: held forty baths; each basin
KJV: forty baths: [and] every
INT: of bronze forty baths held basin

2 Chronicles 2:10
HEB: אָ֑לֶף וְיַ֗יִן בַּתִּים֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף
NAS: and 20,000 baths of wine
KJV: thousand baths of wine,
INT: thousand of wine baths and twenty thousand

2 Chronicles 2:10
HEB: אֶ֔לֶף וְשֶׁ֕מֶן בַּתִּ֖ים עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃
NAS: of wine and 20,000 baths of oil.
KJV: and twenty thousand baths of oil.
INT: thousand of oil baths and twenty thousand

2 Chronicles 4:5
HEB: שֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה מַחֲזִ֣יק בַּתִּ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים
NAS: it could hold 3000baths.
KJV: three thousand baths.
INT: of lilies received baths three thousand

Isaiah 5:10
HEB: כֶ֔רֶם יַעֲשׂ֖וּ בַּ֣ת אֶחָ֑ת וְזֶ֥רַע
NAS: [only] one bath [of wine], And a homer
KJV: one bath, and the seed
INT: of vineyard will yield bath one of seed

Ezekiel 45:10
HEB: וְאֵֽיפַת־ צֶ֛דֶק וּבַת־ צֶ֖דֶק יְהִ֥י
NAS: ephah and a just bath.
KJV: ephah, and a just bath.
INT: ephah A just bath just shall have

Ezekiel 45:11
HEB: הָאֵיפָ֣ה וְהַבַּ֗ת תֹּ֤כֶן אֶחָד֙
NAS: The ephah and the bath shall be the same
KJV: The ephah and the bath shall be of one
INT: the ephah and the bath quantity shall be the same

Ezekiel 45:11
HEB: מַעְשַׂ֥ר הַחֹ֖מֶר הַבָּ֑ת וַעֲשִׂירִ֤ת הַחֹ֙מֶר֙
NAS: quantity, so that the bath will contain
KJV: measure, that the bath may contain
INT: A tenth of a homer the bath A tenth of a homer

Ezekiel 45:14
HEB: וְחֹ֨ק הַשֶּׁ֜מֶן הַבַּ֣ת הַשֶּׁ֗מֶן מַעְשַׂ֤ר
NAS: of oil ([namely], the bath of oil),
KJV: of oil, the bath of oil,
INT: and the prescribed of oil ( the bath of oil part

Ezekiel 45:14
HEB: הַשֶּׁ֗מֶן מַעְשַׂ֤ר הַבַּת֙ מִן־ הַכֹּ֔ר
NAS: a tenth of a bath from [each] kor
KJV: [ye shall offer] the tenth part of a bath out of the cor,
INT: of oil part of a bath at from kor

Ezekiel 45:14
HEB: הַכֹּ֔ר עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת הַבַּתִּ֖ים חֹ֑מֶר כִּֽי־
NAS: ([which is] ten baths [or] a homer,
KJV: of ten baths; for ten
INT: from kor ten baths a homer for

Ezekiel 45:14
HEB: כִּֽי־ עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת הַבַּתִּ֖ים חֹֽמֶר׃
NAS: for ten baths are a homer);
KJV: baths; for ten baths [are] an homer:
INT: for ten baths a homer

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1324
13 Occurrences

baṯ — 3 Occ.
bat·tîm — 3 Occ.
hab·bāṯ — 3 Occ.
hab·bat·tîm — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇaṯ- — 1 Occ.
wə·hab·baṯ — 1 Occ.