high place

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von high place im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Tom'un yüksek yerlerde arkadaşları var. - Tom has friends in high places.

Yüksek yerlerde arkadaşlara sahip olmak güzel olmalı. - It must be nice to have friends in high places.

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von high place im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: place that is far above the ground; In early Semitic religions, a place of worship built usually on top of a hill. Hebrew bama. In ancient Israel or Canaan, a shrine built on an elevated site. For Canaanites the shrines were devoted to fertility deities, to the Baals, or to the Semitic goddesses called the Asherot. The shrines often included an altar and a sacred object such as a stone pillar or wooden pole. One of the oldest known high places, dating from 2500 BC, is at Megiddo. The Israelites also associated elevated places with the divine presence, and after conquering Canaan they used Canaanite high places to worship Yahweh (God). Later the Temple of Jerusalem on Mount Zion became the only accepted high place
a high place: {n} high
high places: positions of power and influence