בָּֽשְׂמַת

bos.matBasemath

hebrewOld TestamentName of a woman7 occurrences2 books7 verses

This name belongs to 3 different people in the Bible:

Adah: Hittite wife of Esau; mother of Eliphaz
Basemath: Wife of Ahimaaz, one of Solomon's district governors
Mahalath: Esau's wife, daughter of Ishmael

Definition

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

Glossary entries

Basemath Mahalath (Person) Adah Bashemath Basmath

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

7 total

Genesis 26:34בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת · and Basemath
When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
Genesis 36:3בָּשְׂמַ֥ת · and Basemath
…and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
Genesis 36:4וּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔ת · Basemath
And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,
Genesis 36:10בָּשְׂמַ֖ת · Basemath
These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.
Genesis 36:13בָשְׂמַ֖ת · Basemath
These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
Genesis 36:17בָשְׂמַ֖ת · Basemath
These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
1 Kings 4:15בָּשְׂמַ֥ת · Basemath
Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);