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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - Βάαλ
Βάαλ
G896
Transliteration: Báal
Pronunciation: bah'-al
Definition: Baal
- Original: Βάαλ - Transliteration: Baal - Phonetic: bah'-al
- Definition: Baal = "lord"
1. the supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations, as Ashtoreth was their supreme female divinity
- Origin: of hebrew origin H1168" class="dictionary-topic-link">H1168 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [H1168" class="dictionary-topic-link">H1168]; Baal a Phaenician deity (used as a symbol of idolatry): - Baal.