Biblical Persons & Places
Baal
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.5;
only referred to as Baal (בַּ֫עַל);
a son of Reaiah;
father of Beerah.
Baal
Man living at the time of United Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.30;
only referred to as Baal (בַּ֫עַל);
son of Abiel and Maacah;
a brother of Kish, Ner, Abdon, Zur, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zecher and Mikloth.
Baal
A male deity in the Old Testament
A male deity in the Old Testament;
called Baal (בַּעַל); or Baal of Peor (KJV= Baal , Baal-peor; NIV= Baal of Peor) or Baal-peor or Peor (ESV, NIV= Baal of Peor) (בַּ֫עַל פְּעוֹר); or Baal (Βάαλ)
Strong's Definition
Baal, a Phoenician deity
Derivation: the same as H1167 (בַּעַל);
KJV Usage: Baal, (plural) Baalim.
TWOT Reference: 262a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Baal = "lord"
n pr m
1) supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites
2) a Reubenite
3) the son of Jehiel and grandfather of Saul
n pr loc
4) a town of Simeon, probably identical to Baalath-beer
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בַּעַל
ba‛al
BDB Definition:
Baal = lord
1) supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites (noun proper masculine)
2) a Reubenite (noun proper masculine)
3) the son of Jehiel and grandfather of Saul (noun proper masculine)
4) a town of Simeon, probably identical to Baalath-beer (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H1167
Same Word by TWOT Number: 262a
Total KJV Occurrences: 81