2 Chronicles 24:7:122 Chr.24.7.W12TAB
לַבְּעָלִֽים׃
labealim
“for the Baals”
- Transliteration
- la-be-a-LIM
- Extended
- lah-beh-ah-LEEM
- IPA
- /lab.bəʕaːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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
ve-GAM kal-kad-SHE bet-ye-ho-VAH a-SU la-be-a-LIM
- sentence
KI a-tal-ya-HU ha-mir-sha-AT ba-NE-ha fa-re-TSU et-BET ha-e-lo-HIM ve-GAM kal-kad-SHE bet-ye-ho-VAH a-SU la-be-a-LIM
Exegesis
The verb ’āśû {עָשׂוּ | ’āśû} “they made” takes labba‘ălîm {לַבְּעָלִֽים | labba‘ălîm} “for the Baals,” denoting idolatrous dedication. The dual construct chains and pronominal suffix highlight both the hierarchy of Athaliah’s sons and the theological violation.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-ayin-lamed
“to possess, master”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:7
For Athaliah the wicked woman, her sons broke into the house of God , and they dedicated all the holy things of the house of the LORD to the Baals.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 24:7, 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.24.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.7.W12.S1) and character.