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Baal-gad

בַּ֫עַל גָּדStrong’s H2768

baal gad (ba-al gad)

Appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Baal gad is the Hebrew word usually translated “hermon”. It appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament.

“And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;”
Deuteronomy 3:8 KJV
Meaning
  1. Baal-gad = "lord of fortune"
How it's translated
  • hermon 11
  • and hermon 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Joshua 6
  • Deuteronomy 3
  • Psalms 2
  • 1 Chronicles 1
  • Song of Solomon 1

5 books in all.

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בַּ֫עַל גָּד baal gad · Baal-gad

Baal-gad = "lord of fortune" a city noted for Baal-worship, located at the most northern or northwestern point to which Joshua's victories extended Another name of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768)

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.