בַּעַל

Strong’s Definition

Baal, a Phoenician deity

Etymology & Derivation

the same as H1167 (בַּעַל);

KJV Usage

Baal, (plural) Baalim.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr m) supreme male divinity of the phoenicians or canaanites
• 2.a reubenite
• 3.the son of jehiel and grandfather of saul
• 4.(n pr loc) a town of simeon, probably identical to baalath-beer

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Baʻal; Pronunciation: bah'-al