Word Study · Strong's H1168 · Hebrew
בַּעַל
Baal
bah'-al
Strong's 1890 spelling: Baʻal
“Baal, a Phoenician deity”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Baal, a Phoenician deity
Rendered in the KJV as
Baal, (plural) Baalim.
- 82occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 35inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 82 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 35
- הַבַּ֔עַל14
- הַבַּ֖עַל6
- הַבַּ֗עַל4
- הַבְּעָלִ֖ים4
- לַבַּ֗עַל4
- הַבַּ֜עַל3
- הַבָּ֑עַל3
- הַבָּֽעַל׃3
- לַבָּ֑עַל3
- לַבְּעָלִֽים׃3
- בַבַּ֔עַל2
- בָּ֑עַל2
and 23 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- the Baal32
- the Baals13
- to the Baal12
- of the Baal5
- Baal4
- by the Baal4
- for the Baal3
- to the Baals3
- and Baal2
- for the Baals2
- into the Baal1
- O Baal1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular38
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular20
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural13
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural5
- proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ntmsa · 38
- HRd/Ntmsa · 20
- HTd/Ntmpa · 13
- HRd/Ntmpa · 5
- HNpl · 3
- HC/Npm · 2
- HNpm · 1
All 82, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Kings24 of 82 · 29%
- 1 Kings13 of 82 · 16%
- Jeremiah13 of 82 · 16%
- Judges11 of 82 · 13%
- 2 Chronicles7 of 82 · 9%
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Joshua1 occurrence
Judges11 occurrences
- Judges 2:11הַבְּעָלִֽים׃habealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAnd the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.here: the Baals
- Judges 2:13לַבַּ֖עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularfor they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.here: to the Baal
- Judges 3:7הַבְּעָלִ֖יםhabealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSo the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.here: the Baals
- Judges 6:25הַבַּ֙עַל֙habaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularOn that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.here: the Baal
- Judges 6:28הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhen the men of the city got up in the morning, there was Baal’s altar torn down, with the Asherah pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar.here: the Baal
- Judges 6:30הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”here: the Baal
- Judges 6:31לַבַּ֗עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularBut Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”here: for the Baal
- Judges 6:32הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.here: the Baal
- Judges 8:33הַבְּעָלִ֑יםhabealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAnd as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.here: the Baals
- Judges 10:6הַבְּעָלִ֣יםhabealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAnd again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.here: the Baals
- Judges 10:10הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ פhabealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”here: the Baals
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 7:4הַבְּעָלִ֖יםhabealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSo the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.here: the Baals
- 1 Samuel 12:10הַבְּעָלִ֖יםhabealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’here: the Baals
1 Kings13 occurrences
- 1 Kings 16:31הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.here: the Baal
- 1 Kings 16:32לַבָּ֑עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFirst, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.here: to the Baal
- 1 Kings 16:32הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularFirst, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.here: the Baal
- 1 Kings 18:18הַבְּעָלִֽים׃habealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.here: the Baals
- 1 Kings 18:19הַבַּ֜עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNow summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”here: the Baal
- 1 Kings 18:21הַבַּ֖עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.here: the Baal
- 1 Kings 18:22הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.here: the Baal
- 1 Kings 18:25הַבַּ֗עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”here: the Baal
- 1 Kings 18:26הַ֠בַּעַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.here: the Baal
- 1 Kings 18:26הַבַּ֣עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.here: O Baal
- 1 Kings 18:40הַבַּ֗עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.here: the Baal
- 1 Kings 19:18לַבַּ֔עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularNevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”here: to the Baal
- 1 Kings 22:53הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAhaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.here: the Baal
2 Kings24 occurrences
- 2 Kings 3:2הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:18הַבַּ֖עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:19הַבַּ֡עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNow, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:19לַבַּ֔עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularNow, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.here: to the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:19הַבָּֽעַל׃habaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNow, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.here: of the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:20לַבַּ֖עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it.here: to the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:21הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.here: of the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:21הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:21הַבַּ֖עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:22הַבָּ֑עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out garments for them.here: of the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:23הַבָּ֑עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNext, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:23הַבַּ֗עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNext, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”here: of the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:23הַבַּ֖עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNext, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”here: of the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:25הַבָּֽעַל׃habaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhen he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:26הַבַּ֖עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:27הַבָּ֑עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:27הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 10:28הַבַּ֖עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThus Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel,here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 11:18הַבַּ֜עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 11:18הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 17:16הַבָּֽעַל׃habaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.here: the Baal
- 2 Kings 21:3לַבַּ֗עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFor he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.here: to the Baal
- 2 Kings 23:4לַבַּ֣עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThen the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.here: for the Baal
- 2 Kings 23:5לַבַּ֗עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularJosiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.here: to the Baal
1 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 4:33בָּ֑עַלbaalproper noun (a name)and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record:here: Baal
- 1 Chronicles 5:5בַּ֥עַלbaalproper noun (a name)Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,here: Baal
- 1 Chronicles 8:30וּבַ֥עַלuvaalconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,here: and Baal
- 1 Chronicles 9:36וּבַ֥עַלuvaalconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,here: and Baal
2 Chronicles7 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 17:3לַבְּעָלִֽים׃labealimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralNow the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,here: to the Baals
- 2 Chronicles 23:17הַבַּ֙עַל֙habaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.here: the Baal
- 2 Chronicles 23:17הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.here: the Baal
- 2 Chronicles 24:7לַבְּעָלִֽים׃labealimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralFor the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.here: for the Baals
- 2 Chronicles 28:2לַבְּעָלִֽים׃labealimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralInstead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals.here: for the Baals
- 2 Chronicles 33:3לַבְּעָלִים֙labealimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralFor he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.here: to the Baals
- 2 Chronicles 34:4הַבְּעָלִ֔יםhabealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.here: the Baals
Jeremiah13 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:8בַבַּ֔עַלvabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.here: by the Baal
- Jeremiah 2:23הַבְּעָלִים֙habealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,here: the Baals
- Jeremiah 7:9לַבָּ֑עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWill you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,here: to the Baal
- Jeremiah 9:14הַבְּעָלִ֔יםhabealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralInstead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”here: the Baals
- Jeremiah 11:13לַבָּֽעַל׃ סlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularYour gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’here: to the Baal
- Jeremiah 11:17לַבָּֽעַל׃ סlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”here: to the Baal
- Jeremiah 12:16בַּבָּ֑עַלbabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.here: by the Baal
- Jeremiah 19:5הַבַּ֗עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.here: the Baal
- Jeremiah 19:5לַבָּ֑עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThey have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.here: to the Baal
- Jeremiah 23:13בַבַּ֔עַלvabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singular“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.here: by the Baal
- Jeremiah 23:27בַּבָּֽעַל׃babaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThey suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.here: for the Baal
- Jeremiah 32:29לַבַּ֗עַלlabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.here: to the Baal
- Jeremiah 32:35הַבַּ֜עַלhabaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.here: the Baal
Hosea5 occurrences
- Hosea 2:8לַבָּֽעַל׃labaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFor she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold— which they crafted for Baal.here: into the Baal
- Hosea 2:13הַבְּעָלִים֙habealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralI will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.here: the Baals
- Hosea 2:17הַבְּעָלִ֖יםhabealimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralFor I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.here: the Baals
- Hosea 11:2לַבְּעָלִ֣יםlabealimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralBut the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.here: to the Baals
- Hosea 13:1בַּבַּ֖עַלbabaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWhen Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died.here: by the Baal
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