Numbers 25:3:2Num.25.3.W2TAB
לְבַעַל
levaal
“to Baal”
- Transliteration
- le-VA-al
- Extended
- leh-VAH-al
- IPA
- /ləˈva.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Baal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-VA-al
- phraseyour reading level
le-VA-al pe-OR va-yi-KHAR-AF Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-sa-MED yis-ra-EL le-VA-al pe-OR va-yi-KHAR-AF Ye-ho-VAH be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lə-Baʿal {לְבַ֣עַל | lə-baʿal} introduces the object “to Baal,” immediately followed by Peʿor {פְּע֑וֹר | peʿōr}, forming the deity title “Baal of Peor.”
Root and etymology
Rootbet-ayin-lamed
“lord, master”
In context — Numbers 25:3
And Israel became attached to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 25:3, so the Hebrew word לְבַעַל (levaal) 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 Num.25.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.3.W2.S1) and character.