Baal בַּעַל

Baal (Hebrew בַּעַל, Strong's H1167) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “master”. It occurs 84 times in 80 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H1167G: master

H1167H: master: husband

H1167I: master: men

H1167K: master: [master of]

H1167J: master: owning

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Baal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 14:13
  And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.Then 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
  But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.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
  And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
• Genesis 49:23
  The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

Exodus

• Exodus 21:3
  If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
• Exodus 21:22
  If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.If 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
  If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.If 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
  But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.But 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
  The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
• Exodus 21:36
  Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.But 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
  If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.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
  Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.an 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
  And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.
• Exodus 22:14
  And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.If 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
  But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.
• Exodus 24:14
  And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.And 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

• Leviticus 21:4
  But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.

Numbers

• Numbers 21:28
  For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.For 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

• Deuteronomy 15:2
  And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord’s release.This 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
  And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.and 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
  If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.If 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
  Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the Lord: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.then 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

• Joshua 24:11
  And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.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

• Judges 9:2
  Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.“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
  And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.And 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
  And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.Then 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
  And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.When 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
  And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)but 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
  But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.But 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
  Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,
• Judges 9:24
  That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.in 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
  And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.The 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
  And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.Meanwhile, 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
  And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,
• Judges 9:46
  And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
• Judges 9:47
  And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,
• Judges 9:51
  But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.But 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
  Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.While 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
  And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.The 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
  And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.And 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

• 1 Samuel 23:11
  Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down.Will 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
  Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 1:6
  And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.“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
  And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.
• 2 Samuel 21:12
  And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh–gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth–shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:he 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

• 2 Kings 1:8
  And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 6:18
  For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.For 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

• Esther 1:17
  For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.For 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
  And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.The 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

• Job 31:39
  If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

Proverbs

• Proverbs 1:17
  Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
• Proverbs 1:19
  So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
• Proverbs 3:27
  Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
• Proverbs 12:4
  A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
• Proverbs 16:22
  Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
• Proverbs 17:8
  A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
• Proverbs 18:9
  He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
• Proverbs 22:24
  Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
• Proverbs 23:2
  And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
• Proverbs 24:8
  He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
• Proverbs 29:22
  An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
• Proverbs 31:11
  The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
• Proverbs 31:23
  Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
• Proverbs 31:28
  Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 5:11
  When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?When 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
  There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
• Ecclesiastes 7:12
  For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
• Ecclesiastes 8:8
  There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.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
  Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
• Ecclesiastes 10:20
  Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.Do 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
  The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:3
  The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
• Isaiah 16:8
  For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.For 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
  Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.Behold, 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
  He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.The 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

• Jeremiah 37:13
  And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.But 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

• Daniel 8:6
  And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.
• Daniel 8:20
  The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.

Joel

• Joel 1:8
  Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.

Nahum

• Nahum 1:2
  God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.The 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.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).