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בַּעַל

ba.almasterHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine83 occurrences20 books79 verses

Definition

from H1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
Traditional renderings: archer, babbler, bird, captain, chief man, confederate, have to do, dreamer, those to whom it is due, furious, those that are given to it, great, hairy, he that hath it, have, horseman, husband, lord, man, married, master, person, sworn, they of.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בַּעַל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

83 total
  1. Esther 1:17בַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ן · their husbands
    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.’
  2. Esther 1:20לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן · their husbands
    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.”
  3. Job 31:39בְּעָלֶ֣יהָ · of its tenants
    …if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
  4. Proverbs 1:17בַּ֥עַל · bird
    How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
  5. Proverbs 1:19בְּעָלָ֣יו · of its possessors
    Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
  6. Proverbs 3:27מִבְּעָלָ֑יו · from the deserving
    Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
  7. Proverbs 12:4בַּעְלָ֑הּ · is her husband’s
    A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
  8. Proverbs 16:22בְּעָלָ֑יו · to its possessor
    Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
  9. Proverbs 17:8בְעָלָ֑יו · its giver
    A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
  10. Proverbs 18:9לְבַ֣עַל · to him
    Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
  11. Proverbs 22:24בַּ֣עַל · man
    Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
  12. Proverbs 23:2בַּ֖עַל · possess
    …and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
  13. Proverbs 24:8בַּֽעַל־ · a schemer
    He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
  14. Proverbs 29:22וּבַ֖עַל · man
    An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
  15. Proverbs 31:11בַּעְלָ֑הּ · of her husband
    The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
  16. Proverbs 31:23בַּעְלָ֑הּ · Her husband
    Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.
  17. Proverbs 31:28בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּ · her husband
    Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
  18. Ecclesiastes 5:11לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ · to the owner
    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?
  19. Ecclesiastes 5:13לִבְעָלָ֖יו · of its owner
    There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
  20. Ecclesiastes 7:12בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃ · of its owner
    For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
  21. Ecclesiastes 8:8בְּעָלָֽיו׃ · those who practice 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.
  22. Ecclesiastes 10:11לְבַ֖עַל · for the charmer
    If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
  23. Ecclesiastes 10:20וּבַ֥עַל · and a winged creature
    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.
  24. Ecclesiastes 12:11בַּעֲלֵ֣י · of the masters
    The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
  25. Isaiah 1:3בְּעָלָ֑יו · its master’s
    The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
  26. Isaiah 16:8בַּעֲלֵ֤י · The rulers
    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.
  27. Isaiah 41:15בַּ֖עַל · with
    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.
  28. Isaiah 50:8בַ֥עַל
    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!
  29. Jeremiah 37:13בַּ֣עַל · the captain
    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!”
  30. Daniel 8:6בַּ֣עַל
    He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.
  31. Daniel 8:20בַּ֣עַל
    The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
  32. Joel 1:8בַּ֥עַל · the husband
    Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
  33. Nahum 1:2וּבַ֣עַל · and full
    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.