H1187 - בַּעַל פְּעוֹר (Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr)

H1187 בַּעַל פְּעוֹר (Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr) bah'-al peh-ore'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Baal of Peor

Strong's Definition

Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity

Derivation: from H1168 (בַּעַל) and H6465 (פְּעוֹר); Baal of Peor;

KJV Usage: Baal-peor.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Baal-peor = "lord of the gap"

1) the deity worshipped at Peor with probable licentious rites

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

Baal-peor = "lord of the gap" the deity worshipped at Peor with probable licentious rites Another name of ba.al (בַּעַל "Baal" H1168A)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בַּעַל פְּעוֹר ba‛al pe‛ôr BDB Definition: Baal-peor = lord of the gap 1) the deity worshipped at Peor with probable licentious rites Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1168 and H6465 Total KJV Occurrences: 6

Bible Occurrences (5)

25:3 25:5

4:3

106:28

9:10

Numbers 25:3

So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against [them].

Numbers 25:5

So Moses... told the judges of Israel, Each of you must kill all of his men... who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.

Deuteronomy 4:3

Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all... who followed... Baal of Peor.

Hosea 9:10

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.