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The spelling of the English term "Baal" derives from the Greek Báal (Β维αλ) which appears in the New Testament [16] and Septuagint, [17] and from its Latinized form Baal, which appears in the Vulgate. [17] These forms in turn derive from the vowel-less Northwest Semitic form B士L (Phoenician and Punic: 饜饜饜). [18]
Baal-hanan (Hebrew: 讘址旨注址诇 讞指谞指谉 / 讘指旨注址诇 讞指谞指谉, Standard Ba士al 岣nan Tiberian Ba士al 岣つ乶膩n / B膩士al 岣つ乶膩n) means "Baal has been gracious". [1] There are two men by this name in the Hebrew Bible. In Genesis 36:38–39, Baal-hanan is a King of Edom. He is also mentioned in the King List in 1 Chronicles 1:49–50.
Also abbreviated Jah, the most common name of God in the Hebrew Bible is the Tetragrammaton, 讬讛讜讛, which is usually transliterated as YHWH. The Hebrew script is an abjad, and thus vowels are often omitted in writing. YHWH is usually expanded to Yahweh in English. [11] Modern Rabbinical Jewish culture judges it forbidden to pronounce this name.
The Hebrew Bible recounts that Ish-bosheth's reign was marked by war with David's forces, as both factions vied for control and legitimacy. According to biblical accounts, he was killed by two of his own army captains, Baanah and Rechab , who believed that assassinating Ish-bosheth would earn them favour with David.
The Baal Cycle or Epic of Baal is a collection of stories about the Canaanite Baal, also referred to as Hadad. It was composed between 1400 and 1200 B.C. and rediscovered in the excavation of Ugarit , an ancient city in modern-day Syria .
The latter two are also known collectively as the Baal Cycle. All reveal aspects of ancient Northwest Semitic religion. All reveal aspects of ancient Northwest Semitic religion. Edward Greenstein has proposed that Ugaritic texts might help solve biblical puzzles such as the anachronism of Ezekiel mentioning Daniel in Ezekiel 14:13–16 [ 11 ...
Articles relating to Baal, a title and honorific meaning "owner," "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied to gods. The title is particularly associated with the storm and fertility god Hadad.
The meaning of his first name "Baal" is identified as one of the Phoenician deities covered under the name of Baal. [4] However, the meaning of his second name "Hammon" is a syncretic association with Amun, the god of ancient Libya [5] whose temple was in Siwa Oasis where the only oracle of Amun remained in that part of the Libyan Desert all throughout the ages [6] this connection to Amun ...