Hosea 2:13:4Hos.2.13.W4TABWLC Hosea 2:15
הַבְּעָלִים֙
habbealim
“the Baals”
- Transliteration
- hab-be-a-LIM
- Extended
- hahb-beh-ah-LEEM
- IPA
- /hab.bəʕaːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Baals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
hab-be-a-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
et-ye-ME hab-be-a-LIM
- clause
u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-ha et-ye-ME hab-be-a-LIM a-SHER tak-TIR la-HEM va-ta-AD niz-MA ve-khel-ya-TA va-TE-lekh a-kha-RE me-a-ha-VE-ha ve-o-TI shakh-KHA
- sentence
u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-ha et-ye-ME hab-be-a-LIM a-SHER tak-TIR la-HEM va-ta-AD niz-MA ve-khel-ya-TA va-TE-lekh a-kha-RE me-a-ha-VE-ha ve-o-TI shakh-KHA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The object phrase et-yemei habbealim {אֶת־יְמֵ֤י הַבְּעָלִים֙ | ʾeṯ-yə-mê hab-ba-ʿā-lîm} specifies what will be “called to account”: the recurring “days” associated with Baal worship.
Root and etymology
consonantsBet–Ayin–Lamed
“lord, master”
In context — Hosea 2:13
And I will punish her for the days of the Baals, when she burned incense to them and adorned herself with her nose ring and her jewelry; and she went after her lovers, but forgot Me, declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Hosea 2:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Hosea 2:13, so the Hebrew word הַבְּעָלִים֙ (habbealim) 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 Hos.2.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.2.13.W4.S1) and character.