The meaning of “בַּעַל”
Understanding baʻal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase...
בַּעַל
[phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of. - a master - hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams) 1f) lord (used of foreign gods)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 37:19 | “And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.” Word: בַּעַל (baʻal) | |
| Deuteronomy 22:22 | “If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.” Word: בַּעַל (baʻal) | |
| 1 Samuel 23:12 | “Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.” Word: בַּעַל (baʻal) | |
| Nehemiah 6:18 | “For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.” Word: בַּעַל (baʻal) | |
| Proverbs 22:24 | “Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:” Word: בַּעַל (baʻal) |
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