What does בָּעַל · οἰκοδεσποτέω mean in the Bible?
בָּעַל · οἰκοδεσποτέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to marry, rule over".
Hebrew · H1166, G3616
Baal
To be master ; hence, to marry · to manage a house
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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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οἰκοδεσποτέω G3616 to manage a house
Pronunciation oikodespotéō
Exercise household authority as master; implies managing domestic affairs and maintaining proper family order.
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What does baal (baal) mean in the Bible?
בָּעַל · οἰκοδεσποτέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to marry, rule over".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1166, G3616?
H1166, G3616 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to marry, rule over
Source Gloss
to marry, rule over
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 10
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 8×
Participle passive Deut 22:22 · Gen 20:3 · Isa 54:1 · Isa 62:4 4×
Perfect Jer 3:14 · Jer 31:32 · 1Chr 4:22 3×
Imperfect Isa 62:5 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Imperfect Isa 62:4 · Prov 30:23 2×
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain