Exodus 21:3:5Exod.21.3.W5TAB
אִם־בַּ֤עַל
imbaal
“if husband of a”
- Transliteration
- im-ba-AL
- Extended
- ihm-bah-AHL
- IPA
- /ʔim.baˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- if husband of a
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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
im-ba-AL
- phraseyour reading level
im-ba-AL ish-SHA
- clause
im-ba-AL ish-SHA HU ve-yats-A ish-TO im-MO
- sentence
im-be-gap-PO ya-VO be-gap-PO ye-TSE im-ba-AL ish-SHA HU ve-yats-A ish-TO im-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’, introducing an alternative release based on solitary status.
A second im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’ clause presents the marital condition ba’al ishah hu {בַּעַל אִשָּׁה הוּא | baʿal ’iššâh hûʾ} ‘he is a husband’, with hu reinforcing subject continuity.
Root and etymology
b-‘-lb-‘-l
“master, owner”
In context — Exodus 21:3
If he comes by himself , he shall go out by himself. If he is a husband , then his wife shall go out with him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:3, so the Hebrew word אִם־בַּ֤עַל (imbaal) 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 Exod.21.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.3.W5.S1) and character.