בַּעַל baal
Hebrew word for “Baal” · Strong’s H1168 · used 82 times in 70 verses
Meaning
§ Baal = "lord"; esp. lord, specif. as divine name, Baal; supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites
Senses in the lexicon
- Baal (76)
- (Bamoth)-baal (2)
- Baal (2)
- Baal (1)
- Baal (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for baal in context, with how often each is used:
- baal 64
- baals 18
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 24 | 2.0 | |
| 1 Kings | 13 | 1.0 | |
| Jeremiah | 13 | 0.6 | |
| Judges | 11 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Hosea | 5 | 2.1 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 4 | 0.4 | |
| 1 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Joshua | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Zephaniah | 1 | 1.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
2 Kings 10 (10), 1 Kings 18 (7), Judges 6 (5), Hosea 2 (3), Judges 2 (2), Judges 10 (2), 1 Kings 16 (2), 2 Kings 23 (2), Jeremiah 2 (2), Jeremiah 11 (2)
Forms
- הבעל 38
- לבעל 15
- הבעלים 13
- לבעלים 5
- בבעל 5
- בעל 4
- ובעל 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with baal more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עָבַד avad “to serve” 17
- אֲשֵׁרָה asherah “Asherah” 10
- נָתַץ natats “to tear” 9
- מִזְבֵּחַ mizbeach “altar” 13
- יֵהוּא yehu “Jehu” 7
- קָטַר qatar “to offer” 7
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 12
- הֶם hem “them” 10
- נָבִיא navi “prophet” 7
- עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ashtarot “Ashtaroth” 4
- בָּנָה banah “to build” 7
- אַחַר achar “after” 8
Key verses
The verses using baal that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Judges 2:11 — And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
- Judges 10:6 — And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the…
- 1 Kings 16:31 — And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of…
- 1 Kings 18:21 — And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the…
- 2 Kings 17:16 — And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of…
- 2 Kings 23:4 — And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD…
- 2 Chronicles 17:3 — And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
- Jeremiah 2:8 — The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by…
- Jeremiah 7:9 — Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
- Jeremiah 32:35 — And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto…
- Hosea 2:8 — For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
- Hosea 2:13 — And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after…
See all 70 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.