Hebrew word study

בַּעַלbaʻal — a master

Pronounced “bah'-al”

a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)

Translated in the King James as: [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.

Appears 83 times in Scripture

Origin: from H1166 (בָּעַל);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 4×

Genesis 14:13 Genesis 20:3 Genesis 37:19 Genesis 49:23

Exodus — 14×

Exodus 21:3 Exodus 21:22 Exodus 21:28 Exodus 21:29 Exodus 21:34 Exodus 21:36 Exodus 22:8 Exodus 22:11 Exodus 22:12 Exodus 22:14 Exodus 22:15 Exodus 24:14+ 2 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 21:4

Numbers — 1×

Numbers 21:28

Deuteronomy — 3×

Deuteronomy 15:2 Deuteronomy 22:22 Deuteronomy 24:4

Joshua — 1×

Joshua 24:11

Judges — 19×

Judges 9:2 Judges 9:3 Judges 9:6 Judges 9:7 Judges 9:18 Judges 9:20 Judges 9:23 Judges 9:24 Judges 9:25 Judges 9:26 Judges 9:39 Judges 9:46 Judges 9:47 Judges 9:51 Judges 19:22 Judges 19:23 Judges 20:5+ 2 more in Judges

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 23:11 1 Sam 23:12

2 Samuel — 3×

2 Sam 1:6 2 Sam 11:26 2 Sam 21:12

2 Kings — 1×

2 Ki 1:8

Nehemiah — 1×

Nehemiah 6:18

Esther — 2×

Esther 1:17 Esther 1:20

Job — 1×

Job 31:39

Proverbs — 14×

Proverbs 1:17 Proverbs 1:19 Proverbs 3:27 Proverbs 12:4 Proverbs 16:22 Proverbs 17:8 Proverbs 18:9 Proverbs 22:24 Proverbs 23:2 Proverbs 24:8 Proverbs 29:22 Proverbs 31:11 Proverbs 31:23 Proverbs 31:28

Ecclesiastes — 7×

Eccles 5:11 Eccles 5:13 Eccles 7:12 Eccles 8:8 Eccles 10:11 Eccles 10:20 Eccles 12:11

Isaiah — 4×

Isaiah 1:3 Isaiah 16:8 Isaiah 41:15 Isaiah 50:8

Jeremiah — 1×

Jeremiah 37:13

Daniel — 2×

Daniel 8:6 Daniel 8:20

Joel — 1×

Joel 1:8

Nahum — 1×

Nahum 1:2

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