Bath Rabbim
בַּת־רַבִּים/bath-RAB-im/
“Daughter of many, or daughter of multitudes”
Summary
A gate of the ancient city of Heshbon, near which were pools compared to the eyes of the beloved in the Song of Solomon.
☩Poetic Reference
In the Song of Solomon, the bridegroom compares the eyes of his beloved to 'the pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim.' The clear, deep pools near this gate served as an apt metaphor for beautiful, expressive eyes.
Key verses:Song of Solomon 7:4
Related Verses1 mention
Song of Solomon· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Bath-rabbim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Bathrabbim," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).