"Baal" meaning in English

See Baal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbeɪəl/ [UK], /ˈbeɪl/ [UK], /ˈbɑːl/ [UK], /ˈbeɪəl/ [US], /ˈbeɪl/ [US], /ˈbɑl/ [US], /bɑˈɑl/ [US] Forms: Baals [plural], Baalim [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪəl, -eɪl, -ɑːl Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|Baal}} Late Latin Baal, {{der|en|grc|Βάαλ}} Ancient Greek Βάαλ (Báal), {{der|en|he|בַּעַל|t=lord, husband, owner|tr=bá`al}} Hebrew בַּעַל (bá`al, “lord, husband, owner”), {{der|en|phn|𐤁𐤏𐤋|t=lord, master, owner|tr=bʿl}} Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl, “lord, master, owner”), {{der|en|uga|𐎁𐎓𐎍|t=lord, owner|tr=baʿlu}} Ugaritic 𐎁𐎓𐎍 (baʿlu, “lord, owner”), {{der|en|sem-pro|*baʿl-||owner, lord, husband}} Proto-Semitic *baʿl- (“owner, lord, husband”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Baals|Baalim}} Baal (countable and uncountable, plural Baals or Baalim)
  1. (mythology, biblical) A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Bible, Mythology, Gods
    Sense id: en-Baal-en-name-VOi00DmR Disambiguation of Gods: 42 45 13 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Aramaic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 52 30 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 36 44 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Aramaic translations: 47 35 19 Topics: biblical, human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences
  2. (mythology, biblical, sometimes lowercase) Various other Baalim, understood as distinct patron gods or as local patron aspects the great god Baal. Tags: countable, lowercase, sometimes, uncountable Categories (topical): Bible, Mythology, Ancient Near East, Biblical characters, Gods Synonyms: Baʿal, Ba'al, Baʻl Derived forms: Baal-gad, Baalism, Baalist, Baalite, Baalzebub Related terms: Bel, Beelzebub, Beelzebul, Baal-Shem-Tov
    Sense id: en-Baal-en-name-t30UtEgo Disambiguation of Ancient Near East: 25 54 22 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Gods: 42 45 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maore Comorian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 43 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 55 28 Disambiguation of Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 14 8 19 9 11 6 12 12 7 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 36 44 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 46 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 50 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 53 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 35 45 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 52 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 31 45 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 31 45 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 47 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Maore Comorian translations: 26 46 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 29 45 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 30 47 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 48 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 47 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 52 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 30 46 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 31 45 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 35 44 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 29 45 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 31 45 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 31 45 24 Topics: biblical, human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences
  3. (Christianity) One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity, Gods
    Sense id: en-Baal-en-name-73htoA8t Disambiguation of Gods: 42 45 13 Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 36 44 20 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (deity): Βάαλ (Báal) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), بَعْل (baʕl) [masculine] (Arabic), בעל (bʾl) (Aramaic), 巴力 (Bālì) (Chinese Mandarin), Baalo (Esperanto), Baal [masculine] (German), Βάαλ (Váal) [masculine] (Greek), בעל (Ba'al) (Hebrew), バアル (Baaru) (Japanese), バール (Bāru) (Japanese), Бағал (Bağal) (Kazakh), 바알 (Baal) (Korean), Ɓaali (Maore Comorian), बाल (bāl) [masculine] (Marathi), بعل (ba'l) (Persian), Baal [masculine] (Polish), Baal [masculine] (Portuguese), Ваа́л (Vaál) [masculine] (Russian), Bàal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Баъл (Baʾl) (Tajik), บาอัล (Thai), بعل (ba'l) [masculine] (Urdu), Baʼl (Uzbek), Ba-an (Vietnamese), Ba-anh (Vietnamese), Ba Anh (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'deity': 47 41 12

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "homophone": "bail"
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    {
      "homophone": "bale"
    },
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      "homophone": "boll (some US speakers)"
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      "homophone": "ball"
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      "homophone": "bawl (some US speakers)"
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      "_dis1": "47 41 12",
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      "sense": "deity",
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      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "בעל"
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      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "バアル"
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      "_dis1": "47 41 12",
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      "word": "バール"
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      "word": "Бағал"
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      "word": "바알"
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      "word": "Ɓaali"
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      "_dis1": "47 41 12",
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      "roman": "ba'l",
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      "word": "بعل"
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      "_dis1": "47 41 12",
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      "word": "Baal"
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      "_dis1": "47 41 12",
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      "word": "Bàal"
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      "_dis1": "47 41 12",
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      "word": "Ba-an"
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      "_dis1": "47 41 12",
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      "word": "Ba-anh"
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      "_dis1": "47 41 12",
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      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "Ba Anh"
    }
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  ],
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}
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      "word": "Beelzebul"
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      "word": "Baal-Shem-Tov"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbeɪəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeɪl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑːl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbeɪəl/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbeɪl/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɑl/",
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        "US"
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      "ipa": "/bɑˈɑl/",
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        "US"
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      "rhymes": "-eɪəl"
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      "rhymes": "-eɪl"
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      "rhymes": "-ɑːl"
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      "homophone": "bail"
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      "homophone": "bale"
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      "homophone": "boll (some US speakers)"
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      "homophone": "ball"
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      "word": "Baʿal"
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      "word": "Ba'al"
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      "word": "Baʻl"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "baʕl",
      "sense": "deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بَعْل"
    },
    {
      "code": "arc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "bʾl",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "בעל"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "Bālì",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "巴力"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "Baalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Baal"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Váal",
      "sense": "deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Βάαλ"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Báal",
      "sense": "deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Βάαλ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "Ba'al",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "בעל"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Baaru",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "バアル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Bāru",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "バール"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Bağal",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "Бағал"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Baal",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "바알"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "Ɓaali"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bāl",
      "sense": "deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "बाल"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ba'l",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "بعل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Baal"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Baal"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Vaál",
      "sense": "deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ваа́л"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Bàal"
    },
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Baʾl",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "Баъл"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "บาอัล"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "ba'l",
      "sense": "deity",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "بعل"
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    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "Baʼl"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "Ba-an"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "Ba-anh"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "deity",
      "word": "Ba Anh"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Ba'al"
  ],
  "word": "Baal"
}

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