Baal tsephon בַּ֫עַל צְפוֹן
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| בַּ֫עַל צְפוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | baal tsephon |
| Strong's number | H1189 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Baal-zephon |
| Occurrences | 6 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (2) |
Baal tsephon (Hebrew בַּ֫עַל צְפוֹן, Strong's H1189) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Baal-zephon”. It occurs 6 times.
Definition
§ Baal Tsphon or Baal-zephon = "lord of the north"
a place in Egypt near the Red Sea where Pharaoh and his army were destroyed during the Exodus
a place in Egypt near the Red Sea where Pharaoh and his army were destroyed during the Exodus
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | baal zephon (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | baal zephon (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Baal tsephon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 14:2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi–hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal–zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
- Exodus 14:9But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi–hahiroth, before Baal–zephon.The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.
Numbers
- Numbers 33:7And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi–hahiroth, which is before Baal–zephon: and they pitched before Migdol.They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).