HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1180
בַּעֲלִי
ba.a.li — Baal
Baali = "my lord" a deity in the northern kingdom, variation of the name 'Baal' Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
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Baali
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1185
בַּעֲלִיס
ba.a.lis — Baalis
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.14 § Baalis = "lord of the banner: in causing the joy" king of the Ammonites at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar
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Βααλιμαθ
— Baalimath
Βααλιμαθ Baalimath - a name found only in LXX at 2Sa.5.16 with no equivalent in the Hebrew text
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בַּעֲלֵי יְהוּדָה
ba.a.le ye.hu.dah — Baale-judah
Baale-Judah = "the lords of Judah" a place in Judah named for the Baalim, also known as Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-baal; modern Kuriet el Enab Combined with qir.yat ye.a.rim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים "Kiriath-jearim" H7157)
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My lord, a title the prophet (Hos. 2:16) reproaches the Jewish church for applying to Jehovah, instead of the more endearing title Ishi, meaning “my husband.”
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.