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H1170 בַּעַל בְּרִית (Baʻal Bᵉrîyth) bah'-al ber-eeth'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

Baal-berith

Biblical Persons & Places

Baal-berith A male deity in the Old Testament
A male deity in the Old Testament; called Baal-berith (בַּעַל בְּרִית); or El/-berith (KJV= "god Berith") (אֵל בְּרִית)

Strong's Definition

Baal-Berith, a special deity of the Shechemites

Derivation: from H1168 (בַּעַל) and H1285 (בְּרִית); Baal of (the) covenant;

KJV Usage: Baal-berith.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Baal-berith = "lord of the covenant"
1) a god of the Philistines

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בַּעַל בְּרִית (ba.al be.rit) — Baal-berith.

§ Baal-berith = "lord of the covenant" a god of the Philistines

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

name · בַּעַל · בְּרִית

Names of Deities | ≈ אֵל בְּרִית

Baal-Berith = deity, also known as El-Berith; ► worshipped by people of Shechem

JDG 8:33 · JDG 9:4

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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