Genesis 20:3:14Gen.20.3.W14TAB
בָּֽעַל׃
baal
“husband”
- Transliteration
- BA-al
- Extended
- BAA-al
- IPA
- /ˈbaː.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- husband
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
be-U-lat BA-al
- clause
va-yo-MER LO hi-ne-KHA MET al-ha-i-SHA a-sher-la-KAKH-ta ve-HI be-U-lat BA-al
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-a-vi-ME-lekh ba-kha-LOM hal-LAI-la va-yo-MER LO hi-ne-KHA MET al-ha-i-SHA a-sher-la-KAKH-ta ve-HI be-U-lat BA-al
Exegesis
The concluding vehi beulat baal {וְהִוא בְּעֻלַת בָּעַל | wəhîʾ bəʿulat bāʿal} ‘and she is married to a husband’ uses a construct chain to indicate her existing marital bond, reinforcing the gravity of the offense. English renderings preserve the Hebrew narrative flow and the forceful judicial warning grounded in the woman’s marital status.
Root and etymology
b-ʿ-lbet–ayin–lamed
“to own, to possess, husband”
In context — Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a night dream and said, “Look, you are a dead man because of the woman you have taken, for she is married to a husband.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 20:3, so the Hebrew word בָּֽעַל׃ (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 Gen.20.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.3.W14.S1) and character.