Baalis
בַּעֲלִיסStrong’s H1185baalis (ba-a-lis)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Baalis is the Hebrew word usually translated “baalis”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.”
Meaning
- A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.14
How it's translated
- baalis 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
בַּעֲלִיס baalis · Baalis
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.14 § Baalis = "lord of the banner: in causing the joy" king of the Ammonites at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.