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Hebrew wordlink #116822

OSHB Jdg 9:23 בַעֲלֵי (ⱱaˊₐlēy) Strongs=1167 Lemma=‘בַּעַל’
contextual word gloss=‘the_citizens_of’ word gloss=‘masters_of’
Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct
Year=-1233 TimeSeries=Usurpation_by_Abimelech

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Other uses (2) of identical word form בַעֲלֵי (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בַעֲלֵי’ (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) is always and only glossed as ‘the_citizens_of’.

JDG 9:25 contextual word gloss=‘the_citizens_of’ word gloss=‘masters_of’ OSHB JDG 9:25 word 3

OET-LV: 25 And_they _set to_him/it the _citizens _of Shəkem ambushers on the _tops _of the _mountains and_they _robbed DOM every _of one_who he _passed _by on_them on_road and_it _was _told to_ʼAⱱīmelek. (JDG_9:25)

OET-RV: 25 So the Shekem citizens placed men in ambush along the tops of the hills to get him, but they robbed everyone who went passed them along the road, and so it was reported to Abimelech. (JDG 9:25)

1 SAM 23:11 contextual word gloss=‘the_citizens_of’ word gloss=‘men_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 23:11 word 2

OET-LV: 11 Will_they_deliver _me _up the _citizens _of Qəˊīlāh in_his _of_hand will_he _come _down Shāʼūl just_as he _has _heard servant _of_your Oh_YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) tell please to_your _of_servant and_ YHWH _he/it _said he _will _come _down. (SA1_23:11)

OET-RV: 11 Will Sha’ul come here, just as your servant has heard? Will the masters of Ke’ilah turn me over to him? Yahweh, God of Yisrael, please tell your servant.”
¶ “Yes, he will go there,” Yahweh answered. (SA1 23:11)