Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(house of Bast). City of Lower Egypt, on Pelusiac branch of the Nile. Bubastis of the Greeks, noted for its temple of Bast, goddess of fire (Ezek. 30:17).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Place whose young men were to fall by the sword and others be carried into captivity, mentioned in the judgment of God upon Egypt (Ezek. 30:17). Judged to be the city Bubastis on the west bank of the Pelusiac branch of the Nile. Its ruins at Tell Basta, 30° 35' N, 31° 30' E, attest its ancient grandeur; pieces of the finest red granite are there, which apparently formed part of a temple.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
Piy-Beceth
Meaning:
of Egyptian origin; Pi-Beseth, a place in Egypt
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
mouth of loathing
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
An Egyptian goddess, represented with the head of a cat, Ezek. 30:17. {Bubastis}