Jeremiah 19:5:8Jer.19.5.W8TAB
לַבָּ֑עַל
labaal
“to Baal”
- Transliteration
- la-ba-AL
- Extended
- lah-bah-AHL
- IPA
- /lab.baˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Baal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
la-ba-AL
- phraseyour reading level
o-LOT la-ba-AL
- clause
u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL
- 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 phrase olot la-baʿal {עֹלוֹת לַבָּעַל | ʿō-lō-ṯ la-ḇaʿal} intensifies the sacrificial nature of the act.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–ayin–lamed
“lord, master”
In context — Jeremiah 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 19:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 19:5, so the Hebrew word לַבָּ֑עַל (labaal) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.5.W8.S1) and character.