בַּ֫עַל צְפוֹן
ba.al tse.phonBaal-zephon
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place6 occurrences2 books3 verses
This is the name of the place Baal-zephon: Egyptian location where the Israelites camped before crossing the Red Sea.
Definition
from H1168 and H6828 (in the sense of cold) (according to others an Egyptian form of Typhon, the destroyer); Baal of winter; Baal-Tsephon, a place in Eqypt
Traditional renderings: Baal-zephon.
Traditional renderings: Baal-zephon.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
6 total
- Exodus 14:2 (2×)בַּ֣עַל; צְפֹ֔ן · Baal-zephon“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 14:9 (2×)בַּ֥עַל; צְפֹֽן׃ · Baal-zephonThe 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 33:7 (2×)בַּ֣עַל; צְפ֑וֹן · Baal-zephonThey set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.