Bashemath — the meaning of the Hebrew name בׇּשְׂמַת

בׇּשְׂמַת

Bosmath · pronounced bos-math' · Strong's H1315 · a woman · also spelled Basmath

Bashemath means fragrance.

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Strong's definition

feminine of H1314 (the second form); fragrance; Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon.

First appearance

Gen 26:34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: (KJV)

Every verse that names Bashemath

7 occurrences in 7 verses — Genesis, 1 Kings

Gen 26:34Gen 36:3Gen 36:4Gen 36:10Gen 36:13Gen 36:171Kgs 4:15

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