1 Kings 16:32:51 Kgs.16.32.W5TAB
הַבַּ֔עַל
habaal
“the Baal”
- Transliteration
- ha-BA-al
- Extended
- hah-BAA-ahl
- IPA
- /haˈbaː.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Baal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ha-BA-al
- phraseyour reading level
BET ha-BA-al
- clause
BET ha-BA-al a-SHER ba-NA be-sho-me-RON
- sentence
va-ya-KEM miz-BE-akh la-BA-al BET ha-BA-al a-SHER ba-NA be-sho-me-RON
Exegesis
The construct chain beit habaal {בֵּית הַבַּעַל | bêṯ ha-ba-ʿal} ‘house of Baal’ functions genitively to specify the structure.
Root and etymology
ב־ע־לbet–ayin–lamed
“lord”
In context — 1 Kings 16:32
And he erected an altar to Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:32:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 16:32, so the Hebrew word הַבַּ֔עַל (habaal) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.16.32.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.32.W5.S1) and character.