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בׇּשְׂמַת H1315

H1315 is the Hebrew word בׇּשְׂמַת, transliterated Bosmath and said bos-math'. The King James Version most often renders it bashemath.

Word: בׇּשְׂמַתTransliteration: BosmathSaid: bos-math'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon.

Where it comes from

feminine of H1314 (בֶּשֶׂם) (the second form); fragrance.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bashemath 6×basmath 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Bashemath, Basmath.

Verses using בׇּשְׂמַת

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 26:34 · KJV

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:

Genesis 36:3 · KJV

And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

Genesis 36:4 · KJV

And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

Genesis 36:10 · KJV

These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

Genesis 36:13 · KJV

And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.

Genesis 36:17 · KJV

And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.

1 Kings 4:15 · KJV

Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

Common questions

What does Strong's H1315 mean?

H1315 is the Hebrew word בׇּשְׂמַת (Bosmath), meaning Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon.

How is H1315 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bashemath (6 times), basmath (1 time).

How many times does H1315 appear in the Bible?

בׇּשְׂמַת (Bosmath) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1315 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H1314 (בֶּשֶׂם) (the second form); fragrance.

Nearby entries

H1312 · בִּשְׁלָם — Bishlam, a Persian H1313 · בָּשָׂם — the balsam plant H1314 · בֶּשֶׂם — fragrance; by implication, spicery; also…H1316 · בָּשָׁן — Bashan (often with the article), a region…H1317 · בׇּשְׁנָה — shamefulness H1318 · בָּשַׁס — to trample down

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