What does אַתָּה · בָּמָה · דָּרַךְ mean in the Bible?
אַתָּה · בָּמָה · דָּרַךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you".
Hebrew · H859, H1116, H1869
וְאַתָּה עַל־בָּמוֹתֵימוֹ תִדְרֹךְ
Thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you · an elevation · to tread ; by implication, to walk ; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
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אַתָּה H859 thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you
Pronunciation ʾatāh
Second person pronoun marking direct address and covenant relationship in dialogical contexts
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בָּמָה H1116 an elevation
Pronunciation bāmāh
High place for worship or idolatry; physically elevated shrine, often condemned as illegitimate alternative to temple
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דָּרַךְ H1869 to tread ; by implication, to walk ; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
Pronunciation dōrēḵ
Physical force applied downward — treading, walking, threshing — extends to guiding and leading others forward
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What does וְאַתָּה עַל־בָּמוֹתֵימוֹ תִדְרֹךְ (we-ʾattâ ʿal-bāmôṯêmô tidrōḵ) mean in the Bible?
אַתָּה · בָּמָה · דָּרַךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you".
Full entry for וְאַתָּה עַל־בָּמוֹתֵימוֹ תִדְרֹךְ (H859, H1116, H1869) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H859, H1116, H1869?
H859, H1116, H1869 is connected to 1,271 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you
Strong's H859, H1116, H1869
Lexical occurrences 1,271 verses Source Gloss
thou and thee , or (plural) ye and you
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain