Master
בַּעַלStrong’s H1167baal (ba-al)
Appears in 80 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Baal is the Hebrew word usually translated “citizens of”, “master of” and “owner its”. It appears in 80 verses of the Old Testament.
“And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.”
Meaning
- Owner, husband, lordowner · a husband · citizens, inhabitants · rulers, lords · (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
How it's translated
- citizens of 20
- master of 6
- owner its 6
- husband her 6
- owners its 6
- a husband 3
- husband of 3
- to owner its 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 17
- Proverbs 14
- Exodus 12
- Ecclesiastes 7
- Genesis 4
- Deuteronomy 4
20 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:20In contextThe ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
- Genesis 14:13And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
- Genesis 20:3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
- Genesis 37:19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
- Genesis 49:23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
- Exodus 21:3If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
All 80 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
בַּעַל baal · master
: master/leader 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “master” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
M'ASTER, noun
[Latin magister, compounded of the root of magis, major, greater.]
- A man who rules, governs or directs either men or business.
- A director, head, or chief manager; as the master of a feast.
- The owner; proprietor; with the idea of governing.
- A lord; a ruler; one who has supreme dominion.
All definitions and other forms of “master”
- A chief; a principal; as the master root of a plant.
- One who has possession, and the power of controlling or using at pleasure.
- The commander of a merchant ship.
- In ships of war, an officer who takes rank immediately after the lieutenants, and navigates the ship under the direction of the captain.
- The director of a school; a teacher; an instructor.
- One uncontrolled.
- An appellation of respect.
- An appellation given to young men.
- A man eminently or perfectly skilled in any occupation, art or science.
- A title of dignity in colleges and universities; as master of Arts.
- The chief of a society; as the Grand master of Malta, of free-masons, etc.
- The director of ceremonies at public places, or on public occasions.
- The president of a college.
M'ASTER, verb intransitive
To conquer; to overpower; to subdue; to bring under control.
- To execute with skill.
- To rule; to govern.
M'ASTER, verb intransitive
To be skillful; to excel.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.