בַּעֲלִיס

Strong’s Definition

Baalis, an Ammonitish king

Etymology & Derivation

probably from a derivative of H5965 (עָלַס) with prepositional prefix; in exultation;

KJV Usage

Baalis.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.king of the ammonites at the time of the destruction of jerusalem by nebuchadnezzar

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Baʻălîyç; Pronunciation: bah-al-ece'