Strong's Definition
from 1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
KJV Usage: + archer, + babbler, + bird, captain, chief man, + confederate, + have to do, + dreamer, those to whom it is due, + furious, those that are given to it, great, + hairy, he that hath it, have, + horseman, husband, lord, man, + married, master, person, + sworn, they of
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master. : master/leader 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master: husband. : husband/groom 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master: men. : men/comrades 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master: owning. : owning/having 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master: [master of]. : [master_of](DESCRIPTOR) 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · בעל · בַּעַל בְּרִית · בַּעַל גָּד · בַּעַל הָמֹון · בַּעַל חָנָן · בַּעַל חָצֹור · בַּעַל חֶרְמֹון · בַּעַל מְעֹון · בַּעַל פְּעֹור · בַּעַל פְּרָצִים · בַּעַל צְפֹן · בַּעַל שָׁלִשָׁה · בַּעַל תָּמָר
Leaders
master, owner, possessor, husband = person exercising authority over people, animals, or inanimate objects in the role of owner, ruler, or husband
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Deities | Names of Deities
Baal = male deity; ► worshiped by Canaanites; ≈ regarded as the possessor of a certain location
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Names of Deities
Collocation: בַּעַל זְבוּב
Baal-Zebub literally: "Lord of the Flies", possibly a derogatory epithet for בַּעַל זְבוּל: = deity of people of Ekron
Animals
bird, horned animal = animal with certain bodily features, such as wings or horns
Engage
with, involved in = person engaged in a certain activity
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Soldiers
Collocation: בַּעַל חִצִּים
archer literally: master of arrows; hence: = soldier specialized in fighting with bow and arrow
Soldiers
Collocation: בַּעַל פָּרָשׁ
horseman literally: master of a horse; hence: = soldier specialized in fighting on horseback
Professions
Collocation: בַּעַל לָשֹׁון
snake charmer literally: master of the tongue; = person skilled in charming snakes
name
1 NUM 21:28 MT HOTTP-C RSV NIV NJPS | NJB "engulf" NRSV "swallow up" REB "sweep" GNT CEV "destroy" = בלע 2 2KI 1:8 NJPS NRSV REB CEV | RSV "he wore a garment of haircloth" NIV "with a garment of hair" NJB "wearing a hair cloak" GNT "wearing a cloak of animal skins" ESV "he wore a garment of hair"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בַּעַל 166 n.m. owner, lord
owner
husband
citizens, inhabitants
rulers, lords
n. of relation
Esp. lord, specif. as divine name, Baal.
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