1 Kings 18:26:71 Kgs.18.26.W7TAB
בְשֵׁם־הַ֠בַּעַל
veshemhabaal
“by the name of Baal”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al
- Extended
- veh-SHEEM-hah-BAH-ahl
- IPA
- /vəˈʃeːm.habˈbaː.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the name of Baal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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
ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-re-U ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al
- clause
va-yik-KHU ET-ha-PAR a-SHER-na-TAN la-HEM va-ya-a-SU va-yik-re-U ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al me-ha-BO-ker ve-ad-ha-tso-ha-RA-yim le-MOR ha-BA-al a-NE-nu ve-EN KOL ve-EN o-NE
- sentence
va-yik-KHU ET-ha-PAR a-SHER-na-TAN la-HEM va-ya-a-SU va-yik-re-U ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al me-ha-BO-ker ve-ad-ha-tso-ha-RA-yim le-MOR ha-BA-al a-NE-nu ve-EN KOL ve-EN o-NE va-ye-fas-KHU al-ha-miz-BE-akh a-SHER a-SA
Root and etymology
RootBet-Ayin-Lamed
“lord, master”
In context — 1 Kings 18:26
So they took the bull that had been given to them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from the morning until the noon, saying, “Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice or response. Then they limped on the altar that they had made.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 18:26, so the Hebrew word בְשֵׁם־הַ֠בַּעַל (veshemhabaal) 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.18.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.26.W7.S1) and character.