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Lexicon :: Strong's G896 - baal

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Βάαλ
Transliteration
baal (Key)
Pronunciation
bah'-al
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin בַּעַל (H1168)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
72x in 2 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Βάαλ Báal, bah'-al; of Hebrew origin (H1168); Baal, a Phœnician deity (used as a symbol of idolatry):—Baal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G896 in the following manner: Baal (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G896 in the following manner: Baal (1x).

  1. Baal = "lord"

    1. the supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations, as Ashtoreth was their supreme female divinity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Βάαλ Báal, bah'-al; of Hebrew origin (H1168); Baal, a Phœnician deity (used as a symbol of idolatry):—Baal.
STRONGS G896:
Βαάλ [so accented also by Pape (Eigenn. under the word), Kuenen and Cobet (Rom. as below); but L T (yet the name of the month, 1 Kings 6:5 (1 Kings 6:38), Βαάλ) Tr WH etc. Βάαλ; so Etym. Magn. 194, 19; Suidas 1746 a. etc. Dindorf in Stephanus' Thesaurus, under the word Βάαλ or Βαάλ], ὁ, ἡ, an indeclinable noun (Hebrew בַּעַל, Chaldean בּל contracted from בְּעֵל), lord: Romans 11:4. This was the name of the supreme heavenly divinity worshipped by the Shemitic nations (the Phœnicians, Canaanites, Babylonians, Assyrians), often also by the Israelites themselves, and represented by the Sun: τῇ Βαάλ, Romans 11:4. Cf. Winers RWB [and BB. DD.] under the word and J. G. Müller in Herzog i., p. 637ff; Merx in Schenkel i., 322ff; Schlottmann in Riehm, p. 126f. Since in this form the supreme power of nature generating all things, and consequently a male deity, was worshipped, with which the female deity Astarte was associated, it is hard to explain why the Sept. in some places say ὁ Βαάλ (Numbers 22:41; Judges 2:13; 1 Kings 16:31; 1 Kings 19:18, etc.), in others ἡ Βαάλ (Hosea 2:8; 1 Samuel 7:4, etc. [yet see Dillmann, as below, p. 617]). Among the various conjectures on this subject the easiest is this: that the Sept. called the deity ἡ Βαάλ in derision, as weak and impotent, just as the Arabs call idols goddesses and the rabbis אֱלֹהות; so Gesenius in Rosenmüller's Repert. i., p. 139 and Tholuck on Romans, the passage cited; [yet cf. Dillmann, as below, p. 602; for other opinions and references see Meyer at the passage; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 27, 6 N. 1. But Prof. Dillmann shows (in the Monatsbericht d. Akad. zu Berlin, 16 Juni 1881, p. 601ff), that the Jews (just as they abstained from pronouncing the word Jehovah) avoided uttering the abhorred name of Baal (Exodus 23:13). As a substitute in Aramaic they read טעות, דחלא or פתכרא, and in Greek αἰσχύνη (cf. 1 Kings 18:19, 25). This substitute in Greek was suggested by the use of the feminine article. Hence, we find in the Sept., ἡ Β. everywhere in the prophetic books Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Hosea, etc., while in the Pentateuch it does not prevail, nor even in Judges, Samuel, Kings (except 1 Samuel 7:4; 2 Kings 21:3). It disappears, too (when the worship of Baal had died out) in the later versions of Aq., Symm., etc. The apostle's use in Romans, the passage cited accords with the sacred custom; cf. the substitution of the Hebrew בֹּשֶׁת in Ish-bosheth, Mephi-bosheth, etc. 2 Samuel 2:8, 10; 2 Samuel 4:4 with 1 Chronicles 8:33, 34, also 2 Samuel 11:21 with Judges 6:32; etc.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
23:13
Numbers
22:41
Judges
2:13; 6:32
1 Samuel
7:4; 7:4
2 Samuel
2:8; 2:10; 4:4; 11:21
1 Kings
6:5; 6:38; 16:31; 18:19; 18:25; 19:18
2 Kings
21:3
1 Chronicles
8:33; 8:34
Hosea
2:8
Romans
11:4; 11:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G896 matches the Greek Βάαλ (baal),
which occurs 72 times in 61 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Num 22:41–Jer 7:9)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:41 - Then on the next morning Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to Bamoth Baal. From there he saw the extent of the nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:9 - It then went from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and went to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:10 - It then turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, crossed to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:13 - They abandoned the LORD and worshiped Baal and the Ashtars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:25 - That night the LORD said to him, "Take the bull from your father's herd, as well as a second bull, one that is seven years old. Pull down your father's Baal altar and cut down the nearby Asherah pole.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 - When the men of the city got up the next morning, they saw the Baal altar pulled down, the nearby Asherah pole cut down, and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:30 - The men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son, so we can execute him! He pulled down the Baal altar and cut down the nearby Asherah pole."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31 - But Joash said to all those who confronted him, "Must you fight Baal's battles? Must you rescue him? Whoever takes up his cause will die by morning! If he really is a god, let him fight his own battles! After all, it was his altar that was pulled down."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32 - That very day Gideon's father named him Jerub-Baal, because he had said, "Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:4 - They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous men as his followers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46 - When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:1 - In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, during the month Ziv (the second month), he began building the LORD's temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:31 - As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:32 - He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal he had built in Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21 - Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? If the LORD is the true God, then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!" But the people did not say a word.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:22 - Elijah said to them: "I am the only prophet of the LORD who is left, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:26 - So they took a bull, as he had suggested, and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, "Baal, answer us." But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped around on the altar they had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - Elijah told them, "Seize the prophets of Baal! Don't let even one of them escape!" So they seized them, and Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley and executed them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:18 - I still have left in Israel seven thousand followers who have not bowed their knees to Baal or kissed the images of him."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:2 - Ahaziah fell through a window lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria and was injured. He sent messengers with these orders, "Go, ask Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:3 - But the LORD's angelic messenger told Elijah the Tishbite, "Get up, go to meet the messengers from the king of Samaria. Say this to them: 'You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are on your way to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub the god of Ekron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:6 - They replied, "A man came up to meet us. He told us, "Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, 'This is what the LORD says: "You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die."'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:16 - Elijah said to the king, "This is what the LORD says, 'You sent messengers to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. You must think there is no God in Israel from whom you can seek an oracle! Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:18 - The rest of the events of Ahaziah's reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:2 - He did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:18 - Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, "Ahab worshiped Baal a little; Jehu will worship him with great devotion.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:19 - So now, bring to me all the prophets of Baal, as well as all his servants and priests. None of them must be absent, for I am offering a great sacrifice to Baal. Any of them who fail to appear will lose their lives." But Jehu was tricking them so he could destroy the servants of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:20 - Then Jehu ordered, "Make arrangements for a celebration for Baal." So they announced it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:21 - Jehu sent invitations throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; not one was absent. They arrived at the temple of Baal and filled it up from end to end.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:22 - Jehu ordered the one who was in charge of the wardrobe, "Bring out robes for all the servants of Baal." So he brought out robes for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:23 - Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rekab went to the temple of Baal. Jehu said to the servants of Baal, "Make sure there are no servants of the LORD here with you; there must be only servants of Baal."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:25 - When he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Jehu ordered the royal guard and officers, "Come in and strike them down! Don't let any escape!" So the royal guard and officers struck them down with the sword and left their bodies lying there. Then they entered the inner sanctuary of the temple of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:26 - They hauled out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:27 - They demolished the sacred pillar of Baal and the temple of Baal; it is used as a latrine to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:28 - So Jehu eradicated Baal worship from Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:18 - All the people of the land went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols to bits. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest then placed guards at the LORD's temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:16 - They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky, and worshiped Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:3 - He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole just like King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky and worshiped them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:4 - The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, and the guards to bring out of the LORD's temple all the items that were used in the worship of Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. The king burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:5 - He eliminated the pagan priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to offer sacrifices on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the area right around Jerusalem. (They offered sacrifices to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations, and all the stars in the sky.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:33 - They also lived in all the settlements that surrounded these towns as far as Baal. These were their settlements; they kept genealogical records.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:5 - his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:30 - His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:36 - His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:17 - All the people went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:7 - (Wicked Athaliah and her sons had broken into God's temple and used all the holy items of the LORD's temple in their worship of the Baals.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:8 - Your priests did not ask, 'Where is the LORD?' Those responsible for teaching my law did not really know me. Your rulers rebelled against me. Your prophets prophesied in the name of the god Baal. They all worshiped idols that could not help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:23 - "How can you say, 'I have not made myself unclean. I have not paid allegiance to the gods called Baal.' Just look at the way you have behaved in the Valley of Hinnom! Think about the things you have done there! You are like a flighty, young female camel that rushes here and there, crisscrossing its path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:28 - But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them save you when you are in trouble. The sad fact is that you have as many gods as you have towns, Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:9 - You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.

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