1 Kings 18:19:91 Kgs.18.19.W9TAB
הַבַּ֜עַל
habaal
“the Baal”
- Transliteration
- ha-ba-AL
- Extended
- hah-bah-AAL
- IPA
- /habbaˈʕal/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ba-AL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-ne-vi-E ha-ba-AL
- clause
ve-et-ne-vi-E ha-ba-AL ar-BA me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM u-ne-vi-E ha-a-she-RA ar-BA me-OT o-khe-LE shul-KHAN i-za-VEL
- sentence
ve-a-TA she-LAKH ke-VOTS e-LAI et-KAL-yis-ra-EL el-HAR ha-kar-MEL ve-et-ne-vi-E ha-ba-AL ar-BA me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM u-ne-vi-E ha-a-she-RA ar-BA me-OT o-khe-LE shul-KHAN i-za-VEL
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-ʾet-nə-ḇiʾê {וְאֶת־נְבִיאֵי | wə-ʾet-nə-ḇiʾê} introduces ha-baʿal {הַבַּעַל | ha-baʿal} ‘prophets of Baal’, enumerated by the compound numeral ʾarbaʿ mêʾōṯ va-ḥămišîm {אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים | ʾarbaʿ mêʾōṯ va-ḥămišîm} ‘four hundred and fifty’ (450).
Root and etymology
RootBet-Ayin-Lamed
“lord, master”
In context — 1 Kings 18:19
So now, send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and also the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 18:19, so the Hebrew word הַבַּ֜עַל (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.18.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.19.W9.S1) and character.