Word Study · Strong's H1189 · Hebrew
בַּעַל צְפוֹן
Baal Tsephon
bah'-al tsef-one'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Baʻal Tsᵉphôwn
“Baal-Tsephon, a place in Eqypt”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Baal-Tsephon, a place in Eqypt
Rendered in the KJV as
Baal-zephon.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- בַּ֣עַל2
- בַּ֥עַל1
- צְפ֑וֹן1
- צְפֹ֔ן1
- צְפֹֽן׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- Baal-3
- Zephon3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)6
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- HNpl · 6
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Where this word lives
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Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 14:2בַּ֣עַלbaalproper noun (a name)“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.here: Baal-
- Exodus 14:2צְפֹ֔ןtzefonproper noun (a name)“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.here: Zephon
- Exodus 14:9בַּ֥עַלbaalproper noun (a name)The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.here: Baal-
- Exodus 14:9צְפֹֽן׃tzefonproper noun (a name)The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.here: Zephon
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 33:7בַּ֣עַלbaalproper noun (a name)They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.here: Baal-
- Numbers 33:7צְפ֑וֹןtzefonproper noun (a name)They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.here: Zephon