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Strong's H1315 בׇּשְׂמַת (bosmath)

Bosmath means “Bashemath” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1315 — diacheirizomai (“kill”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1315
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 7
Books 2

Strong's H1315 Quick Answer

Strong's H1315 בָּשׂמַת (Bosmath) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Bosmath (bos-math') n/p. 1. fragrance 2. Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon It has 7 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include wife. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Bosmath (bos-math') n/p. 1. fragrance 2. Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon
Usage
7 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
wife

Meaning and Definition

Bosmath (bos-math') n/p. 1. fragrance 2. Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon [feminine of H1314 (the second form)] KJV: Bashemath, Basmath. Root(s): H1314

Original Word
בָּשׂמַת
Transliteration
Bosmath
Derivation
First root strongs: 1314
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1315. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Basemath

Usage: A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.15; daughter of: Solomon (H8010); sister of: Taphath (H2955) and Rehoboam (H7346); married to Ahimaaz (H0290I) § Bashemath or Basmath = "spice" 1) Hittite wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth 2) daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz, one of Solomon's commissariat officers

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How Strong's H1315 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Bosmath, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H1315 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1315 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1315 in the Old Testament

7 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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;

Usage Excerpts

First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1315.

Genesis 26:34 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
Genesis 36:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
Genesis 36:10 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1315, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1315 FAQ

What does bosmath (בׇּשְׂמַת) mean?

Bosmath (Strong's H1315) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Bashemath". Bosmath (bos-math') n/p. 1. fragrance 2. Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon

How many times is bosmath (בׇּשְׂמַת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H1315 across 2 books.

Where can I study bosmath (בׇּשְׂמַת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1315 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate bosmath (בׇּשְׂמַת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wife. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.