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Baal¹
- /ˈbeɪəl/ UK
- /ˈbeɪl/ UK
- /ˈbɑːl/ UK
- /ˈbeɪəl/ US
- /ˈbeɪl/ US
- /ˈbɑl/ US
- /bɑˈɑl/ US
Sounds like bael (UK), bail, bale, boll (some US speakers), ball, bawl (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -eɪəl, -eɪl, -ɑːl
Where it comes from
From Late Latin Baal (as in the Vulgate) and Ancient Greek Βάαλ (Báal); from Hebrew בַּעַל (bá`al, “lord, husband, owner”), Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl, “lord, master, owner”) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎓𐎍 (baʿlu, “lord, owner”), all from Proto-Semitic *baʿl- (“owner, lord, husband”).
proper noun Baals · Baalim · Baʿal · Ba'al · Baʻl
- A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC. 25 And Eliiah said vnto the prophets of Baal, Chuse you one bullocke for your selues, and dresse it first, for yee are many: and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire vnder. 26 And they took the bullocke which was giuen them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning,
- Various other Baalim, understood as distinct patron gods or as local patron aspects the great god Baal.
- One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan.
baal²
- /ˈbɑːl/ UK
- /ˈbɑːl/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːl
noun baals
-
A false deity or idol.
Similar: false god
- A Catholic or Orthodox icon of a saint.
Translations
Talk about this word "baal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. baal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baal "baal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baal.Cite this
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title = {baal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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