How to Pronounce Pibeseth
Pi-BEH-seth
Pibeseth is pronounced Pi-BEH-seth (paɪˈbiːsɪθ): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: pye-BEE-sith.
What does Pibeseth mean?
Pibeseth means “abode of the goddess Bahest or Bast”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Pibeseth?
(Ezek. 30:17), supposed to mean. “a cat,” or a deity in the form of a cat, worshipped by the Egyptians. It was called by the Greeks Bubastis. The hieroglyphic name is “Pe-bast”, i.e., the house of Bast, the Artemis of the Egyptians. The town of Bubasts was situated on the Pelusian branch, i.e., the easternmost branch, of the Delta. It was the seat of one of the chief annual festivals of the Egyptians. Its ruins bear the modern name of Tel-Basta.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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