2 Chronicles 17:3:122 Chr.17.3.W12TAB
לַבְּעָלִֽים׃
labealim
“the Baals”
- Transliteration
- la-be-a-LIM
- Extended
- lah-beh-ah-LEEM
- IPA
- /lab.bəʕaːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Baals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-be-a-LIM
- clause
KI ha-LAKH be-dar-KHEI da-VID a-VIV ha-ri-sho-NIM ve-LO da-RASH la-be-a-LIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH im-ye-ho-sha-FAT KI ha-LAKH be-dar-KHEI da-VID a-VIV ha-ri-sho-NIM ve-LO da-RASH la-be-a-LIM
Exegesis
The adversative construction wə·lōʾ dāraš la·bā·‘ă·lîm {וְלֹא דָרַשׁ לַבְּעָלִים} marks a decisive rejection of idol consultation. English rendering preserves the causal linkage and parallel structure, rendering vav-consecutive as “and” to reflect narrative continuity and maintaining Hebrew word order for emphasis.
Root and etymology
B-‘-Lbet–ayin–lamed
“lord, master”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:3
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of David his father and did not seek out the Baals .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 17:3, so the Hebrew word לַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (labealim) 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 2 Chr.17.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.3.W12.S1) and character.