Ba'al

Gender Masculine
Usage Semitic Mythology, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Scripts בַּעַל(Ancient Hebrew) 𐤁𐤏𐤋(Phoenician)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbeɪ.əl/(English) /ˈbeɪl/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Hebrew form of Semitic root bʿl meaning "lord, master, possessor". This was the title of various deities, often associated with storms and fertility, who were worshipped by the Canaanites, Phoenicians, and other peoples of the ancient Near East. It was particularly applied to the god Hadad.

Related Names

Rootbʿl
VariantsBaal, Bel(Semitic Mythology)
Other Languages & CulturesBaal(Biblical) Baal(Biblical Greek) Baal(Biblical Latin)
Same SpellingBaal

People think this name is

classic   mature   upper class   devious   strong   rough   strange   serious  

Images

Ba'al figurine (c 12th century BC)Ba'al figurine (c 12th century BC)

Categories

American Horror Story characters, fertility deities, gods, leadership, master, nobility, possession, storm deities

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h1168, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h1168.
Entry updated October 6, 2024