Strong's Hebrew · H1167

בַּעַל

baʻal · bah'-al

[phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.

Definition

a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)

Derivation

from H1166 (בָּעַל);

Appears 83 times in Scripture

Exodus 22:12

But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.

Genesis 37:19

“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.

Exodus 21:22

If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.

Exodus 21:3

If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.

Genesis 49:23

The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

Exodus 21:28

If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.

Exodus 21:29

But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.

Genesis 14:13

Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.

Exodus 22:11

an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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