1 Kings 18:22:101 Kgs.18.22.W10TAB
הַבַּ֔עַל
habaal
“the Baal”
- Transliteration
- ha-BA-al
- Extended
- hah-BAA-ahl
- IPA
- /habˈba.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
u-ne-vi-E ha-BA-al
- clause
u-ne-vi-E ha-BA-al ar-ba-me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM ISH
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu el-ha-AM a-NI no-TAR-ti na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH le-vad-DI u-ne-vi-E ha-BA-al ar-ba-me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM ISH
Exegesis
In contrast, u-neviʾei haBaʿal {וּנְבִיאֵ֣י הַבַּ֔עַל | ū-nᵉ-ḇî-ʾê ha-ba-ʿāl} presents the opposing group, and the numerical phrase arba-meot va-chamishim ish {אַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים אִֽישׁ | ar-ba-ʾ-me-ôt va-ḥa-miš-šîm ʾîš} quantifies them as four hundred and fifty men. The juxtaposition of the singular first person against a large plural group creates a dramatic contrast reflecting Elijah’s isolation before the divine constituency.
Root and etymology
ב-ע-ל
“owner, lord”
In context — 1 Kings 18:22
And Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left as a prophet for the LORD ; but the prophets of Baʿal are four hundred and fifty men.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 18:22, 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.18.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.22.W10.S1) and character.