בעל

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בעל¹

  • /ˈbaː.ʕal/
  • /ˈba.(ʔ)al/ Modern Israeli
  • /baʕl/

Rhymes with -ɔl, -al

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *baʕl-.

noun בַּעַל · bá'al · בְּעָלִים · בַּעַל־ · בַּעֲלֵי־ · בַּעֲלָה

  1. master, owner
  2. husband (a man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse)

    Similar: אִישׁ

noun בְּעָל · bə'al · בַּעַל · בַּעֲלִי · בַּעֲלֵנוּ · הַבַּעַל

  1. lord, idol

proper noun בַּעַל · bá'al

  1. Baal (Canaanite deity)

adjective בַּעַל · bá'al · בַּעַלִים · בַּעַלֵי־ · בַּעַלָה

  1. having, possessing, (endowed) with שני האנשים בעלי תואר מצאו עבודה.

בעל²

  • /bɔːˈʕal/
  • /baˈ(ʔ)al/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Verbal form related to the above noun.

verb בָּעַל · ba'ál · לבעול · לִבְעֹל · בְּעִילָה · בָּעוּל

  1. construction pa'al, dated to have sexual intercourse יכול אני לבעול כמה בעילות בלא דם

In English

  • husband male partner in marriage
  • consummate to make a marriage complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse
  • owner one who owns
  • idol representation of anything revered
  • Baal deity

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {בעל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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