Daniel 8:20:3Dan.8.20.W3TAB

בַּ֣עַל

baal

with

Transliteration
BA-AL
Extended
BAH-AHL
IPA
/ˈba.ʕal/

Meaning by language

English
with

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Result
בַּ֣ + עַל
ba + al
baal

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    BA-AL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    BA-AL ha-KE-RA-NA-yim

  3. clause

    ha-A-YIL a-SHER-ra-ee-TAA BA-AL ha-KE-RA-NA-yim

  4. sentence

    ha-A-YIL a-SHER-ra-ee-TAA BA-AL ha-KE-RA-NA-yim mal-KHE ma-DAI u-fa-RAS

Exegesis

Baʿal {בַּעַל | baʿal} ‘possessor’ in construct with haq-qə-rā-nā-yim {הַקְּרָנָיִם | haq-qə-rā-nā-yim} ‘two horns’ conveys the image of authority.

In contextDaniel 8:20

The ram which you saw possessing the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia .

About this coordinate

Daniel 8:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 8:20, so the Hebrew word בַּ֣עַל (baal) 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 Dan.8.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.20.W3.S1) and character.