Exodus 21:34:1Exod.21.34.W1TAB
בַּ֤עַל
baal
“the owner of”
- Transliteration
- BA-al
- Extended
- BAH-al
- IPA
- /ˈba.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- the owner of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
BA-al
- phraseyour reading level
BA-al ha-BOR
- clause
BA-al ha-BOR ye-shal-LEM KE-sef ya-SHIV li-ve-a-LAV
- sentence
BA-al ha-BOR ye-shal-LEM KE-sef ya-SHIV li-ve-a-LAV ve-ha-MET yih-yeh-LO
Exegesis
The clause begins with the conjunctive prefix u- introducing baʿal {בַּעַל | ba-ʿăl} ‘owner’ in construct with habor {הַבּוֹר | ha-bôr} ‘pit’.
Root and etymology
b-ʿ-lbet–ʿayin–lamed
“to own, possess”
In context — Exodus 21:34
The owner of the pit must pay silver to the animal’s owner, and the dead animal will be his.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:34, so the Hebrew word בַּ֤עַל (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 Exod.21.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.34.W1.S1) and character.