Baal en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbeɪl/ (US)
- /bɑˈɑl/ (US)
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- /ˈbeɪəl/ (US)
- /ˈbeɪl/ (UK)
- /ˈbɑːl/ (UK)
- /ˈbɑl/ (US)
- /ˈbeɪəl/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew בַּעַל (báʿal)bor. Ancient Greek Βᾰ́ᾰλ (Bắăl)bor. Late Latin Baalder. Proto-Semitic *baʕl- Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl)der. Proto-Semitic *baʕl- Ugaritic 𐎁𐎓𐎍 (baʿlu)der. English Baal From Late Latin Baal (as in the Vulgate) and Ancient Greek Βάαλ (Báal); from Hebrew בַּעַל (bá`al, “lord, husband, owner”), Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl, “lord, master, owner”) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎓𐎍 (baʿlu, “lord, owner”), all from Proto-Semitic *baʿl- (“owner, lord, husband”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.
25 And Eliiah said vnto the prophets of Baal, Chuse you one bullocke for your selues, and dresse it first, for yee are many: and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire vnder. 26 And they took the bullocke which was giuen them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning, euen vntil noone, saying, O Baal, heare vs. But there was no voyce, nor any that answered: And they leapt vpon the altar which was made.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 18:25–26:
- (countable, lowercase, sometimes, uncountable) Various other Baalim, understood as distinct patron gods or as local patron aspects the great god Baal.
- (countable, uncountable) One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baʻl | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Ba'al | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Baals | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Baalim | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Baʿal | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Baalish · Baalic · Baalite · Baalian · Baalist · Baalism · Baalize · Baalzebub · Baal-gad
Relateds
Baal-Shem-Tov · Bel · Beelzebub · Beelzebul · Baal Shem
Translations (27)
el Βάαλ (deity) · grc Βάαλ (deity) · de Baal (deity) · ar بَعْل (deity) · vi Ba-anh (deity) · ko 바알 (deity) · tg Баъл (deity) · uz Baʼl (deity) · swb Ɓaali (deity) · ru Ваа́л (deity) · vi Ba-an (deity) · he בעל (deity) · cmn 巴力 (deity) · th บาอัล (deity) · arc בעל (deity) · pt Baal (deity) · fa بعل (deity) · eo Baalo (deity) · pl Baal (deity) · kk Бағал (deity) · mr बाल (deity) · vi Ba Anh (deity) · ja バール (deity) · ur بعل (deity) · ja バアル (deity) · sv Baal (deity) · gd Bàal (deity)