baal
31Baal — Lord. 1) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg. 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jer. 2:23; Hos. 2:17). Baal is identified with Molech (Jer. 19:5). It was… …
32Baal — Although the word simply means ‘lord’ or ‘master’, it was used as the proper noun for the principal object of Canaanite worship. Baal was a fertility and agricultural god, and according to the Deuteronomist historian the Israelites were… …
33Baal — (Bael, Baell) An agricultural and fertility deity of Canaan turned into a FALLEN ANGEL and a DEMON. Many minor deities of ancient Syria and Persia carried the name Baal, which means “the lord.” The greatest Baal was the son of El, the High God …
34baal — (ba al) s. m. Grande divinité des Assyriens, que les Grecs assimilaient à leur Jupiter. • Qui peut vous inspirer une haine si forte ? Est ce que de Baal le zèle vous transporte ? Pour moi, vous le savez, descendu d Ismaël, je ne sers ni Baal ni …
35Baal — Bel Bel, n. The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as {Baal}. See {Baal}. Baruch vi. 41. [1913 Webster] …
36Baal — by Bertolt Brecht Premiered 1923. In this series of 22 scenes, Brecht depicts the dissolute life of a poet who has named himself for the heathen god of the Old Testament. The Israelites fell periodically into the worship of Baal, though… …
37Baal — noun any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Semitic deity * * * baal obs. form of bail v …
38Baal — noun a) the supreme male deity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish pantheons; a Mediterranean fertility deity whose worship was characterised by the sexual acts of his followers during periodic rituals, along with occasional human sacrifice and… …
39Baal — /bal/ (say bahl) noun (plural Baalim /ˈbalɪm/ (say bahlim)) 1. any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshipped with much sensuality. 2. a solar deity, the chief god of the… …
40Baal (Gott) — Baal (hebr. בעל / Ba‘al, akkad. Bēlu(m), Bēl, ugarit., phöniz. pun. und amurr. Ba‘lu(m), Bal, samaritan. Bāl, aram. Be‘lu, ab der 19. Dynastie ägypt. B‘r, griech. Βηλος, in der LXX und bei Josephus Βααλ, lat. Belus, bei Hieronymus Baal, arab.… …
