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Lexicon :: Strong's H1168 - baʿal

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בַּעַל
Transliteration
baʿal
Pronunciation
bah'-al
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as בַּעַל (H1167)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 262a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: בעל.

Strong’s Definitions

בַּעַל Baʻal, bah'-al; the same as H1167; Baal, a Phoenician deity:—Baal, (plural) Baalim.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x

The KJV translates Strong's H1168 in the following manner: Baal (62x), Baalim (18x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x
The KJV translates Strong's H1168 in the following manner: Baal (62x), Baalim (18x).

  1. Baal = "lord"

    proper masculine noun

    1. supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites

    2. a Reubenite

    3. the son of Jehiel and grandfather of Saul

      proper locative noun

    4. a town of Simeon, probably identical to Baalath-beer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בַּעַל Baʻal, bah'-al; the same as H1167; Baal, a Phoenician deity:—Baal, (plural) Baalim.
STRONGS H1168: Abbreviations
בַּעַל Especially
II. lord, specifically as divine name, Baal.
1. without article: במות בעל [H1109 Numbers 22:41] (poetry Balaam); בעל פעור [H1187 Numbers 25:3, 5 (E) Deuteronomy 4:3] (see below). This divine name is not used elsewhere in Hexateuch It probably originated from the sense of divine ownership, rather than sovereignty (RSSem 92). It seems to have been used in Northern Israel = אדון in the South. It was the special name of the God of the Canaanites, Philistines, etc., = Babylonian בֵּל, compare SchrSK 1874, 335 ff. In later times scribes substituted בּשֶׁת, in proper name (ירבשׁת = ירבעל, אשׁבשׁת = אשׁבעל, see בּשֶׁת, GeiZMG 1862, 728 ff.), & also in the text for בעל [H1187 Hosea 9:10]; Jeremiah 11:13 (hence ἡ βάαλ Jeremiah 2:23; Jeremiah 7:9; Jeremiah 11:13, 17; Jeremiah 19:5; Hosea 2:10 [Hosea 2:8]; Hosea 13:1 +, Romans 11:4, see DiBaal mit d. weib. Art1 Kel, MBA 1881, June 16 Dr 2 Samuel 4:4).
2. with article: הַבַּעַל Judges 2:13; Judges 6:25, 28, 30, 31, 32; 1 Kings 16:31, 32 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 18:19, 21, 22, 25, 26 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 18:40; 1 Kings 19:18; 1 Kings 22:54; 2 Kings 3:2; 2 Kings 10:18, 19 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 10:20, 21 (3 times in verse); 2 Kings 10:22, 23 (3 times in verse); 2 Kings 10:25, 26, 27 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 10:28; 2 Kings 11:18 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 17:16; 2 Kings 21:3; 2 Kings 23:4, 5; 2 Chronicles 23:17 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 7:9; Jeremiah 11:13, 17; Jeremiah 12:16; Jeremiah 19:5 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 23:13; Jeremiah 23:27; Jeremiah 32:29; Jeremiah 32:35; Hosea 2:10 [Hosea 2:8]; Hosea 13:1; Zephaniah 1:4.
3. הַבְּעָלִים emphatic plural (compare האלהים, האדונים) the great lord, the sovereign owner Judges 2:11; Judges 3:7; Judges 8:33; Judges 10:6, 10; 1 Samuel 7:4; 1 Samuel 12:10; 1 Kings 18:18; 2 Chronicles 17:3; 24:7; 28:2; 33:3; 34:4; Jeremiah 2:23; Jeremiah 9:13 [Jeremiah 9:14]; Hosea 2:15 [Hosea 2:13]; Hosea 2:19 [Hosea 2:17]; Hosea 11:2 (or local special Ba`als, see DrSm. p. 50; pillars of Baal MV).
4. with attributive: בַּעַל בְּרִית Lord of convenant [H1170 Judges 8:33; Judges 9:4] (compare אל ברית [H1167 Judges 9:46]; NöZMG 1888, 478); זְבוּב ב׳ Lord of flies [H1176 2 Kings 1:2, 3, 6, 16], Philistine god, Greek Version of the LXX Βααλ μυῖαν (Beelzebub, Matthew 12:24) compare BaeRel 25.

† II. בַּ֫עַל
1. proper name, of a location city in the tribe of Simeon 1 Chronicles 4:33 = בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר.
2. proper name, masculine
a. a Reubenite 1 Chronicles 5:5;
b. a Gibeonite 1 Chronicles 8:30; 1 Chronicles 9:36.

See top portion of this BDB entry H1167.
See related Aramaic BDB entry H1169.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

2:11; 2:13; 3:7; 6:25; 6:28; 6:30; 6:31; 6:32; 8:33; 10:6; 10:10

1 Samuel

7:4; 12:10

1 Kings

16:31; 16:32; 18:18; 18:19; 18:21; 18:22; 18:25; 18:26; 18:40; 19:18

2 Kings

3:2; 10:18; 10:19; 10:20; 10:21; 10:22; 10:23; 10:25; 10:26; 10:27; 10:28; 11:18; 17:16; 21:3; 23:4; 23:5

1 Chronicles

4:33; 5:5; 8:30; 9:36

2 Chronicles

17:3; 23:17; 24:7; 28:2; 33:3; 34:4

Jeremiah

2:8; 2:23; 2:23; 7:9; 7:9; 9:14; 11:13; 11:13; 11:13; 11:17; 11:17; 12:16; 19:5; 19:5; 23:13; 23:27; 32:29; 32:35

Hosea

2:8; 2:8; 2:13; 2:17; 11:2; 13:1; 13:1

Zephaniah

1:4

H1168

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1168 matches the Hebrew בַּעַל (baʿal),
which occurs 80 times in 68 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Jdg 2:11–2Ch 34:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:11 - And the children of Israel wrought evil before the Lord, and served Baalim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:13 - And they provoked the Lord, and forsook him, and served Baal and the Astartes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:7 - And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:25 - And it came to pass in that night, that the Lord said to him, Take the young bullock which thy father has, even the second bullock of seven years old, and thou shalt destroy the altar of Baal which thy father has, and the grove which is by it thou shalt destroy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 - And the men of the city rose up early in the morning; and behold, the altar of Baal had been demolished, and the grove by it had been destroyed; and they saw the second bullock, which Gedeon offered on the altar that had been built.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:30 - And the men of the city said to Joas, Bring out thy son, and let him die, because he has destroyed the altar of Baal, and because he has destroyed the grove that is by it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31 - And Gedeon the son of Joas said to all the men who rose up against him, Do ye now plead for Baal, or will ye save him? whoever will plead for him, let him be slain this morning: if he be a god let him plead for himself, because one has thrown down his altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32 - And he called it in that day Jerobaal, saying, Let Baal plead thereby, because his altar has been thrown down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:33 - And it came to pass when Gedeon was dead, that the children of Israel turned, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made for themselves a covenant with Baal that he should be their god.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:6 - And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Astaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Phylistines; and they forsook the Lord, and did not serve him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:10 - And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken God, and served Baalim.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:4 - And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10 - And they cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned, for we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and the groves: and now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:31 - And it was not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, but he took to wife Jezabel the daughter of Jethebaal king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:32 - And he set up an altar to Baal in the house of his [fn]abominations, which he built in Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:18 - And Eliu said, I do not pervert Israel; but it is thou and thy father's house, in that ye forsake the Lord your God, and thou hast gone after Baalim.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:19 - And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of [fn]shame four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, that eat at Jezabel's table.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21 - And Eliu drew near to them all: and Eliu said to them, How long wilt ye halt on both [fn]feet? if the Lord be God, follow him; but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered not a word.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:22 - And Eliu said to the people, I am left, the [fn]only one prophet of the Lord; and the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men, and the prophets of the groves four hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:25 - And Eliu said to the prophets of shame, Choose to yourselves one calf, and dress it first, for ye are many; and call ye on the name of your god; but apply no fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:26 - And they took the calf and drest it, and called on the name of Baal from morning till noon, and said, Hear us, O Baal, hear us. And there was no voice, neither was there hearing, and they ran up and down on the altar which they had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - And Eliu said to the people, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Eliu brings them down to the brook Kisson, and he slew them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:18 - And thou shalt leave in Israel seven thousand men, all the knees which had not bowed [fn]themselves to Baal, and every mouth which had not worshipped him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:53

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:53 - (LXX 22:54) And he served Baalim, and worshipped them, and provoked the Lord God of Israel, according to all that had been done before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:2 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as his father, nor as his mother: and he removed the pillars of Baal which his father had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:18 - And Ju gathered all the people, and said to them, Achaab served Baal a little; Ju shall serve him much.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:19 - Now then do all ye the prophets of Baal call all his servants and his priests to me; let not a man be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal; every one who shall be missing shall die. But Ju did it in subtilty, that he might destroy the servants of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:20 - And Ju said, Sanctify a solemn festival to Baal, and they made a proclamation.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:21 - And Ju sent throughout all Israel, saying, Now then let all Baal's servants, and all his priests, and all his prophets come, let none be lacking: for I am [fn]going to offer a great sacrifice; whosoever shall be missing, shall not live. So all the servants of Baal came, and all his priests, and all his prophets: there was not one left who came not. And they entered into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled [fn]from one end to the other.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:22 - And he said to the man who was over the house of the [fn]wardrobe, Bring forth a robe for all the servants of Baal. And the keeper of the robes brought forth to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:23 - And Ju and Jonadab the son of Rechab entered into the house of Baal, and said to the servants of Baal, Search, and see whether there is among you any of the servants of the Lord, or only the servants of Baal, by themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:25 - And it came to pass, when he had finished offering the whole-burnt-offering, that Ju said to the footmen and the officers, Go ye in and slay them; let not a man of them escape. So they smote them with the edge of the sword, and the footmen and the officers cast the bodies forth, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:26 - And they brought out the pillar of Baal, and burnt it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:27 - And they tore down the pillars of Baal, and made [fn]his house a draught-house until this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:28 - So Ju abolished Baal out of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:18 - And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore it down, and completely broke in pieces his altars and his images, and they slew Mathan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest [fn]appointed overseers [fn]over the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:16 - They forsook the commandments of the Lord their God, and made themselves [fn]graven images, even two heifers, and they made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:3 - And he [fn]built again the high places, which Ezekias his father had demolished; and [fn]set up an altar to Baal, and made groves as Achaab king of Israel made them; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:4 - And the king commanded Chelcias the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and them that kept the door, to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and all the host of heaven, and he burned them without Jerusalem in the [fn]fields of Kedron, and [fn]took the ashes of them to Bæthel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:5 - And he burned the [fn]idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Juda had [fn]appointed, (and they burned incense in the high places and in the cities of Juda, and the places round about Jerusalem); and them that burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, and to the moon, and to [fn]Mazuroth, and to all the host of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:33 - And all their villages were round about these cities, as far as Baal: this was their possession, and their distribution.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:5 - His son was Micha, his son Recha, his son Joel,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:30 - And her first-born son was Abdon, and Sur, and Kis, and Baal, and Nadab, and Ner,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:36 - And his first-born son was Abdon, and he had Sur, and Kis, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:3 - And the Lord was with Josaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:17 - And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore down it and its altars, and they ground his images to powder, and they slew Matthan the priest of Baal before his altars.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:7 - For Gotholia was a transgressor, and her sons tore down the house of God; for they offered the holy things of the house of the Lord to Baalim.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:2 - But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, for he made graven images.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:3 - And he returned and built the high places, which his father Ezekias had pulled down, and set up images to Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:4 - And he pulled down the altars of Baalim that were before his face, and the high places that were above them; and he cut down the groves, and the graven images, and broke in pieces the molten images, and reduced them to powder, and cast it upon the surface of the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them.

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