: master/leader 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
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H1167 — בַּעַל
ba.al · master · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 14:13 · בַּעֲלֵ֥יThen 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.Genesis 20:3 · בָּֽעַל׃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.”Genesis 37:19 · בַּ֛עַל“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.Genesis 49:23 · בַּעֲלֵ֥יThe archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.Exodus 21:3 · בַּ֤עַלIf he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.Exodus 21:22 · בַּ֣עַלIf 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.Exodus 21:28 · וּבַ֥עַלIf 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.Exodus 21:29 · בִּבְעָלָיו֙ · בְּעָלָ֖יוBut 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.Exodus 21:34 · בַּ֤עַל · לִבְעָלָ֑יוthe owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.Exodus 21:36 · בְּעָלָ֑יוBut 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.Exodus 22:8 · בַּֽעַל־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.Exodus 22:11 · בְּעָלָ֖יוan 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.Exodus 22:12 · לִבְעָלָֽיו׃But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.Exodus 22:14 · בְּעָלָ֥יוIf 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.Exodus 22:15 · בְּעָלָ֥יוIf the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.Exodus 24:14 · בַ֥עַלAnd 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.”Leviticus 21:4 · בַּ֣עַלHe is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.Numbers 21:28 · בַּעֲלֵ֖יFor a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights.Deuteronomy 15:2 · בַּ֙עַל֙This 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.Deuteronomy 21:13 · וּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּand put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.Deuteronomy 22:22 · בַּ֗עַלIf 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.Deuteronomy 24:4 · בַּעְלָ֣הּthen 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.Joshua 24:11 · בַּעֲלֵֽי־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.Judges 9:2 · בַּעֲלֵ֣י“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.”Judges 9:3 · בַּעֲלֵ֣יAnd 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.”Judges 9:6 · בַּעֲלֵ֤יThen all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.Judges 9:7 · בַּעֲלֵ֣יWhen 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.Judges 9:18 · בַּעֲלֵ֣יbut 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—Judges 9:20 · בַּעֲלֵ֥י · מִבַּעֲלֵ֤יBut 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.”Judges 9:23 · בַּעֲלֵ֣י · בַעֲלֵי־God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,Judges 9:24 · בַּעֲלֵ֣יin 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.Judges 9:25 · בַעֲלֵ֨יThe 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.Judges 9:26 · בַּעֲלֵ֥יMeanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.Judges 9:39 · בַּעֲלֵ֣יSo Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,Judges 9:46 · בַּעֲלֵ֖יOn hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.Judges 9:47 · בַּעֲלֵ֖יAnd when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,Judges 9:51 · בַּעֲלֵ֣יBut 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.Judges 19:22 · בַּ֣עַלWhile 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!”Judges 19:23 · בַּ֣עַלThe 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.Judges 20:5 · בַּעֲלֵ֣יAnd 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.1 Samuel 23:11 · בַעֲלֵי֩Will 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.1 Samuel 23:12 · בַּעֲלֵ֧יSo David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.2 Samuel 1:6 · וּבַעֲלֵ֥י“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.2 Samuel 11:26 · בַּעְלָֽהּ׃When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.2 Samuel 21:12 · בַּעֲלֵ֖יhe 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.2 Kings 1:8 · בַּ֣עַל“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.Nehemiah 6:18 · בַּעֲלֵ֤יFor 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.Esther 1:17 · בַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןFor the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’Esther 1:20 · לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןThe edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”Job 31:39 · בְּעָלֶ֣יהָif I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,Proverbs 1:17 · בַּ֥עַלHow futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!Proverbs 1:19 · בְּעָלָ֣יוSuch is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.Proverbs 3:27 · מִבְּעָלָ֑יוDo not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.Proverbs 12:4 · בַּעְלָ֑הּA wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.Proverbs 16:22 · בְּעָלָ֑יוUnderstanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.Proverbs 17:8 · בְעָלָ֑יוA bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.Proverbs 18:9 · לְבַ֣עַלWhoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.Proverbs 22:24 · בַּ֣עַלDo not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,Proverbs 23:2 · בַּ֖עַלand put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.Proverbs 24:8 · בַּֽעַל־He who plots evil will be called a schemer.Proverbs 29:22 · וּבַ֖עַלAn angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.Proverbs 31:11 · בַּעְלָ֑הּThe heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.Proverbs 31:23 · בַּעְלָ֑הּHer husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.Proverbs 31:28 · בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּHer children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:Ecclesiastes 5:11 · לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָWhen good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?Ecclesiastes 5:13 · לִבְעָלָ֖יוThere is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,Ecclesiastes 7:12 · בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.Ecclesiastes 8:8 · בְּעָלָֽיו׃As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.Ecclesiastes 10:11 · לְבַ֖עַלIf the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.Ecclesiastes 10:20 · וּבַ֥עַלDo not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.Ecclesiastes 12:11 · בַּעֲלֵ֣יThe words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.Isaiah 1:3 · בְּעָלָ֑יוThe ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”Isaiah 16:8 · בַּעֲלֵ֤יFor the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.Isaiah 41:15 · בַּ֖עַלBehold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.Isaiah 50:8 · בַ֥עַלThe One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!Jeremiah 37:13 · בַּ֣עַלBut when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”Daniel 8:6 · בַּ֣עַלHe came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.Daniel 8:20 · בַּ֣עַלThe two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.Nahum 1:2 · וּבַ֣עַלThe LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.