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בַּעַל

ba.almasterHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine83 occurrences20 books79 verses

Definition

from H1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
Traditional renderings: 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בַּעַל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

83 total
  1. Genesis 14:13בַּעֲלֵ֥י · were bound
    Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
  2. Genesis 20:3בָּֽעַל׃ · woman.
    One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
  3. Genesis 37:19בַּ֛עַל · dreamer
    “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
  4. Genesis 49:23בַּעֲלֵ֥י · The archers
    The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
  5. Exodus 21:3בַּ֤עַל
    If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
  6. Exodus 21:22בַּ֣עַל · husband
    If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
  7. Exodus 21:28וּבַ֥עַל · But the owner
    If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
  8. Exodus 21:29בִּבְעָלָיו֙ · and its owner; בְּעָלָ֖יו · and its owner
    But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
  9. Exodus 21:34בַּ֤עַל · the owner; לִבְעָלָ֑יו · its owner
    …the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
  10. Exodus 21:36בְּעָלָ֑יו · yet its owner
    But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
  11. Exodus 22:8בַּֽעַל־ · the owner
    If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
  12. Exodus 22:11בְּעָלָ֖יו · The owner
    …an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
  13. Exodus 22:12לִבְעָלָֽיו׃ · to the owner
    But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.
  14. Exodus 22:14בְּעָלָ֥יו · while its owner
    If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.
  15. Exodus 22:15בְּעָלָ֥יו · the owner
    If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.
  16. Exodus 24:14בַ֥עַל
    And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”
  17. Leviticus 21:4בַּ֣עַל · for those related to him by marriage
    He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
  18. Numbers 21:28בַּעֲלֵ֖י · the rulers
    For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights.
  19. Deuteronomy 15:2בַּ֙עַל֙ · creditor
    This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.
  20. Deuteronomy 22:22בַּ֗עַל · another man’s
    If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.
  21. Deuteronomy 24:4בַּעְלָ֣הּ · then the husband
    …then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
  22. Joshua 24:11בַּעֲלֵֽי־ · The people
    After this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand.
  23. Judges 9:2בַּעֲלֵ֣י · the leaders
    “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
  24. Judges 9:3בַּעֲלֵ֣י · the leaders
    And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
  25. Judges 9:6בַּעֲלֵ֤י · the leaders
    Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.
  26. Judges 9:7בַּעֲלֵ֣י · O leaders
    When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
  27. Judges 9:18בַּעֲלֵ֣י · the leaders
    …but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—
  28. Judges 9:20בַּעֲלֵ֥י · the leaders; מִבַּעֲלֵ֤י · from the leaders
    But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
  29. Judges 9:23בַּעֲלֵ֣י · the leaders; בַעֲלֵי־ · and caused them
    God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,
  30. Judges 9:24בַּעֲלֵ֣י · the leaders
    …in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.
  31. Judges 9:25בַעֲלֵ֨י · The leaders
    The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.
  32. Judges 9:26בַּעֲלֵ֥י · and the leaders
    Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.
  33. Judges 9:39בַּעֲלֵ֣י · the leaders
    So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,
  34. Judges 9:46בַּעֲלֵ֖י · the leaders
    On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
  35. Judges 9:47בַּעֲלֵ֖י · the leaders
    And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,
  36. Judges 9:51בַּעֲלֵ֣י · and leaders
    But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower.
  37. Judges 19:22בַּ֣עַל · who owned
    While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
  38. Judges 19:23בַּ֣עַל · The owner
    The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.
  39. Judges 20:5בַּעֲלֵ֣י · the men
    And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.
  40. 1 Samuel 23:11בַעֲלֵי֩ · Will the citizens
    Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.
  41. 1 Samuel 23:12בַּעֲלֵ֧י · Will the citizens
    So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.
  42. 2 Samuel 1:6וּבַעֲלֵ֥י
    “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.
  43. 2 Samuel 11:26בַּעְלָֽהּ׃ · him
    When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.
  44. 2 Samuel 21:12בַּעֲלֵ֖י · the men
    …he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.
  45. 2 Kings 1:8בַּ֣עַל
    “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
  46. Nehemiah 6:18בַּעֲלֵ֤י · were bound
    For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.