1 Kings 18:25:41 Kgs.18.25.W4TAB
הַבַּ֗עַל
habaal
“Baal”
- Transliteration
- ha-BA-al
- Extended
- hah-BAH-ah l
- IPA
- /hab.baˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
lin-vi-E ha-BA-al
- clause
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu lin-vi-E ha-BA-al ba-kha-RU la-KHEM ha-PAR ha-e-KHAD va-a-SU ri-sho-NA KI a-TEM ha-ra-BIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu lin-vi-E ha-BA-al ba-kha-RU la-KHEM ha-PAR ha-e-KHAD va-a-SU ri-sho-NA KI a-TEM ha-ra-BIM ve-kir-U be-SHEM e-lo-HE-khem ve-ESH LO ta-si-MU
Exegesis
The proper noun Eliyahu {אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ | ʾĕlîyyāhû} names the speaker, followed by the indirect object li-nevi’ei ha-bāʿal {לִנְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל | li-nĕvîʾê hab-baʿal} ‘to the prophets of Baal’.
Root and etymology
bet–ʿayin–lamedbet–ayin–lamed
“lord; master”
In context — 1 Kings 18:25
And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal , “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, because you are many, and call on the name of your gods , but do not put fire to it.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 18:25, so the Hebrew word הַבַּ֗עַל (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.18.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.25.W4.S1) and character.