Bible Dictionary
Bajith
Bajith probably denotes a temple or house of worship of the Moabite gods, mentioned with the high places in Isaiah’s prophecy.
Definition
Bajith means “house” and probably refers to a temple or house of worship associated with the false gods of Moab. It may have been a city containing a celebrated idol-temple or simply the temple itself.
Biblical Usage
Isaiah mentions Bajith with the high places in his prophecy against Moab. The term distinguishes the temple from the elevated worship sites.
Historical Background
The supplied material does not establish whether Bajith was a separate city or a designation for Moab’s temple.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
House, probably a city of Moab, which had a celebrated idol-temple (Isa. 15:2). It has also been regarded as denoting simply the temple of the idol of Moab as opposed to the “high place.”
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(the horse), referring to the “temple” of the false gods of Moab, as opposed to the “high places” in the same sentence. (Isaiah 15:2) and comp. (Isaiah 16:12)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ba'-jith.</p><p>See BAYITH.</p>