Baal Definition

bääl, bäl, bāl
baalim, baals
noun
Any of various local fertility and nature gods of the ancient Semitic peoples considered to be false gods by the Hebrews.
American Heritage
Among some ancient Semitic peoples, orig., any of a number of local fertility gods; later, a chief god.
Webster's New World
A false god or idol.
American Heritage
A false god; idol.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

(mythology) The supreme male deity of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons; a Mediterranean fertility deity, worshipped as far back as 1400 BCE.

Wiktionary
(biblical, in the plural) The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied.
Wiktionary
(biblical) One of the fallen angels of Satan.
Wiktionary
(often lowercase) A false deity or idol.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Baal

Noun

Singular:
Baal
Plural:
baals

Origin of Baal

  • From the Hebrew בעל (ba‘al, “lord, master, owner”), from Proto-Semitic *baʿl- (“lord, master, owner”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Hebrew ba‘al lord, Baal bʕl in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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