Hebrew · H1323, G2364 · unreviewed

בַּת

A daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) · a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)

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בַּת H1323 a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation bat
Daughter with expansive relational range: kinship, possession, vulnerability, and collective identity (cities, nations as daughters).
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θυγάτηρ G2364 a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
Pronunciation thygátēr
Daughter of/inhabitant of used metaphorically for people groups, cities, posterity, reflecting Hebraic idiom.
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What does בַּת (bat) mean in the Bible?

בַּת · θυγάτηρ is a Hebrew word meaning "daughter, often used poetically for a city or nation".

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Meaning

daughter, often used poetically for a city or nation
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