Baal
pronunciation
How to pronounce Baal in British English:
UK [ˈbeiəl]
How to pronounce Baal in American English:
US [ˈbeəl]
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- Noun:
- any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
Word Origin
- Baal
- Biblical, from Hebrew Ba'al, literally "owner, master, lord," a title applied to any deity (including Jehovah), but later a name of a particular Semitic solar deity worshipped licentiously by the Phoenecians and Carthaginians; from ba'al "he took possession of," also "he married;" related to or derived from Akkadian Belu (source of Hebrew Bel), name of Marduk. Identical with the first element in Beelzebub and the second in Hannibal. Used figuratively in English for any "false god."
Example
- 1. Lf baal discovers the mines are still active , he will return .
- 2. Elijah her chief protagonist at least has a chance for vengeance and eventually slaughtered the 450 prophets of baal .
- 3. On one level this parable shows the baal shem tov 's ambivalence about going to palestine .
- 4. One reason for the confusion is that pagans are shy : fearful that their devotion to pentagrams and the ancient semitic god baal will be misinterpreted as devil-worship , or simply worried about being mocked , many choose to hide their affiliation .
- 5. In a parable about the founder of the jewish hasidic movement , thieves tell the baal shem tov about a network of underground corridors that leads directly from poland to palestine and offer to take him there .