Jeremiah 19:5:3Jer.19.5.W3TAB

הַבַּ֗עַל

habaal

Baal

Transliteration
ha-ba-AL
Extended
hah-bah-AHL
IPA
/hab.baˈʕal/

Meaning by language

English
Baal

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + בַּ֗ + עַל
ha + ba + al
habaal

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
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

    ha-ba-AL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL

  3. clause

    u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL

  4. sentence

    u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TI ve-LO di-bar-TI ve-LO a-le-TA al-li-BI

Exegesis

The direct object phrase et bamot ha-baʿal {אֶת־בָּמוֹת הַבַּעַל | ʾeṯ bā-mōṯ hab-baʿal} uses the et particle and a construct chain to identify Baal’s high places as cultic sites.

Root and etymology

Rootbet–ayin–lamed

lord, master

In contextJeremiah 19:5

And they built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command , nor did I speak, nor did it enter my heart.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 19:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 19:5, so the Hebrew word הַבַּ֗עַל (habaal) 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 Jer.19.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.5.W3.S1) and character.