Baal

See also baal

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• Ba'al

Etymology

From the Hebrew בעל (ba‘al, “lord, master, owner”), from Proto-Semitic *baʿl- (“lord, master, owner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɑːl/, /beɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɑːl, Rhymes: -eɪl
• Homophones: bail, bale (one pronunciation)

Proper noun

Baal (countable and uncountable; plural Baalim or Baals)

1. (mythology) the supreme male deity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish pantheons; a Mediterranean fertility deity, worshipped as far back as 1400 BCE
2. (biblical, plural) the whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied.
3. (biblical) one of the fallen angels of Satan.
4. (often lowercase) a false deity or idol.

Usage notes

• The name Baal occurs in the Old Testament and elsewhere with epithets attached, referring to the different aspects (real or pejorative) of his character: Baal-berith, Baal-zebub / Baal-zebul, et cetera.

Translations

deity

• Arabic: بعل (ar) (baʕl) m
• Esperanto: Baalo (eo)

• Greek: Βάαλ (el) (Báal) m
• Russian: Ваал (ru) (Vaál) m

Anagrams

• alba, LABA

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Italian

Proper noun

Baal m

1. Baal

Anagrams

• alba