Bosmath — H1315

Definition

feminine proper noun

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

1. Bashemath or Basmath = "spice"
2. Hittite wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth
3. daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz, one of Solomon's commissariat officers

Usually translated as

Bashemath, Basmath

Origin

feminine of H1314 (the second form); fragrance

• Besem (H1314)

Occurrences

Bosmath occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (6), 1 Kings (1)

• Genesis 26:34 — And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath (בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת) the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
• Genesis 36:3 — And Bashemath (בָּשְׂמַ֥ת) Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
• Genesis 36:4 — And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath (וּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔ת) bare Reuel;
• Genesis 36:10 — These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath (בָּשְׂמַ֖ת) the wife of Esau.
• Genesis 36:13 — And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath (בָשְׂמַ֖ת) Esau’s wife.
• Genesis 36:17 — 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 (בָשְׂמַ֖ת) Esau’s wife.
• 1 Kings 4:15 — Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath (בָּשְׂמַ֥ת) the daughter of Solomon to wife: