Lexical Definition

‎בׇּשְׂמַת‎ Bosmath (bos-math') Basemath ^N:N-F-P
feminine of ‎בֶּשֶׂם‎ (the second form); fragrance

Bashemath, Basmath.

• § Bashemath or Basmath = "spice"
• Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon

1) Hittite wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth
2) daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz, one of Solomon's commissariat officers

Extended Information

name of: מַחֲלַת

• A woman of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.28.9
• daughter of: Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל)
• sister of: Nebaioth (נְבָיוֹת), Kedar (קֵדָר), Adbeel (אַדְבְּאֵל), Mibsam (מִבְשָׂם), Mishma (מִשְׁמָע), Dumah (דּוּמָה), Massa (מַשָּׂא), Hadad (חֲדַד), Tema (תֵּימָא), Jetur (יְטוּר), Naphish (נָפִישׁ) and Kedemah (קֵדְמָה); married to Esau (עֵשָׂו)
• mother of: Reuel (רְעוּאֵל); also called Basemath (KJV: Bashemath) at Gen.36.3, 4, 10, 13, 17
• Another name of ma.cha.lat (‎מ‎ַ‎ח‎ֲ‎ל‎ַ‎ת‎ "Mahalath" מַחֲלַת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בָּֽשְׂמִת‎ proper name, feminine (perfume ?) —

1. Hittite woman, a wife of Esau Gen 26:34 (P); called daughter of Ishmael, and sister of Nebaioth Gen 36:3 (but due probably to R; this daughter of Ishmael is ‎מַחֲלַת‎ in Gen 28:9 P); see also Gen 36:4; Gen 36:10; Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17 (all P) (⅏ has ‎מחלת‎ throughout Gen 36).

2. daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz 1Kgs 4:15.

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