Baal
בַּעַלStrong’s H1168baal (ba-al)
Appears in 70 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Baal is the Hebrew word usually translated “baal” and “baals”. It appears in 70 verses of the Old Testament.
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.”
Meaning
- § Baal = "lord"
- A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.30
- A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.5
How it's translated
- baal 41
- the baals 14
- to baal 11
- by baal 4
- for baal 3
- and baal 2
- for the baals 2
- to the baals 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 16
- Jeremiah 12
- Judges 11
- 1 Kings 11
- 2 Chronicles 6
- Hosea 5
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 13:17Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,
- Judges 2:11And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
- Judges 2:13And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
- Judges 3:7And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
- Judges 6:25And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:
- Judges 6:28And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
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Hebrew dictionary
בַּעַל baal · Baal
§ Baal = "lord" esp. lord, specif. as divine name, Baal supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites
בַּ֫עַל baal · Baal
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.30; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Kish (H7027), Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732) § Baal = "lord"
בַּ֫עַל baal · Baal
A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.5; son of: Reaiah (H7211); father of: Beerah (H0880) § Baal = "lord"
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “baal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BA'AL, noun
An idol among the ancient Chaldeans and Syrians, representing the sun. The word signifies also lord, or commander; and the character of the idol was varied by different nations, at different times. Thus baal Berith is supposed to signify the Lord of the Covenant; baal Peor, or rather baal Phegor, the Lord of the dead. Ps. cvi, baal Zebub, the god of flies, etc.
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.