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According to Yehezkel Kaufmann, "Baal-berith and El-berith of Judges 9:4,46 is presumably YHWH", as "ba'al was an epithet of YHWH in earlier times". [ 4 ] Elsewhere, some of the Shechemites are called "men of Hamor"; [ 5 ] this is compared to "sons of Hamor", which in the ancient Middle East referred to people who had entered into a covenant ...
Baal-berith – lord of the covenant Baale – same as Baalath Baal-gad – lord Gad, or lord of Gad, or lord of fortune/felicity Baal-hamon – he who rules a crowd Baal-hanan – Ba'al is gracious Baal-hermon – lord of destruction / of a cursed-thing Baali – my lord; lord over me Baalim – lords; masters; (later Jewish use: false gods)
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]
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.
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.
Yoshitaka Kobayashi considers it an anachronism, [2] but the use of Baal rather than El may indicate a play on an existing local name. If the reference is to Mt. Perazim in Isaiah 28 then that suggests a mountain with a high ground position for David to attack.
The Talmud lists lashon hara as one of the causes of the Biblical malady of tzaraath. [19] Elsewhere, it declares that habitual speakers of lashon hara are not tolerated in God's presence. [20] Similar strong denouncements can be found in various places in Jewish literature. [21]
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.