Hebrew · H802, H1166, H1167 · unreviewed

אִשָּׁה בְעֻלַת בָּעַל

A woman · to be master ; hence, to marry · a master ; hence, a husband , or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)

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אִשָּׁה H802 a woman
Pronunciation ishah
Woman or wife; context determines meaning—marriage, gender, or relational status all collapse into one term
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בָּעַל H1166 to be master ; hence, to marry
Pronunciation bāʿal
Mastery semantically grounds marriage; the husband exercises proprietary dominion over the wife in patriarchal ideology
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בַּעַל H1167 a master ; hence, a husband , or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
Pronunciation baʿal
Master through possession and control; extends from literal ownership to relational authority as husband or lord
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What does אִשָּׁה בְעֻלַת בָּעַל (ishah be'ulat ba'al) mean in the Bible?

אִשָּׁה · בָּעַל · בַּעַל is a Hebrew word meaning "a woman married to a husband".

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Meaning

a woman married to a husband
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