Numbers 32:38:2Num.32.38.W2TAB
וְאֶת־בַּ֧עַל
veetbaal
“and Baal”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-BA-al
- Extended
- veh-EET-BAH-ahl
- IPA
- /vəʔɛtˈbaʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Baal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ve-ET-BA-al
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-BA-al me-ON
- clause
ve-ET-ne-VO ve-ET-BA-al me-ON mu-sa-BOT SHEM ve-ET-siv-MA
- sentence
ve-ET-ne-VO ve-ET-BA-al me-ON mu-sa-BOT SHEM ve-ET-siv-MA va-yik-re-U be-she-MOT ET-she-MOT he-a-RIM a-SHER ba-NU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the direct object marker ve’et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} ‘and (object marker)’ marking the items receiving new names.
In context — Numbers 32:38
And Nebo, and Baal Meon—changed in name —and Sibmah; and they called the names of the cities which they built.
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 32:38, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־בַּ֧עַל (veetbaal) 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.32.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.38.W2.S1) and character.