Leviticus 21:4:3Lev.21.4.W3TAB
בַּ֣עַל
baal
“husband”
- Transliteration
- BA-al
- Extended
- BAH-al
- IPA
- /ˈbaʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- husband
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 be-am-MAW
- clause
LO yi-tam-MAA BA-al be-am-MAW
- sentence
LO yi-tam-MAA BA-al be-am-MAW le-HE-khal-loh
Exegesis
The circumstantial status clause is expressed by baal {בַּעַל | baʿāl} ‘husband’ and beammav {בְּעַמָּ֑יו | bəʿammāyw} ‘among his people’, specifying the social role and community context of the restriction.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-ayin-lamed
“owner”
In context — Leviticus 21:4
He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people, so as to profane himself.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 21:4, so the Hebrew word בַּ֣עַל (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 Lev.21.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.4.W3.S1) and character.