GREEK · G21434
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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Baalim
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1184
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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Plural of Baal; images of the god Baal (Judg. 2:11; 1 Sam. 7:4).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.