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baal

/ˈbeɪəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
baal
IPA
/ˈbeɪəl/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Various other Baalim, understood as distinct patron gods or as local patron aspects the great god Baal.

Countable; Uncountable

name

One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A false deity or idol.

noun

A Catholic or Orthodox icon of a saint.

Derogatory; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew בַּעַל (báʿal)bor. Ancient Greek Βᾰ́ᾰλ (Bắăl)bor. Late Latin Baalder. Proto-Semitic *baʕl- Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl)der. Proto-Semitic *baʕl- Ugaritic 𐎁𐎓𐎍 (baʿlu)der. English Baal 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Baal, Βάαλ, בַּעַל, 𐤁𐤏𐤋, 𐎁𐎓𐎍, *baʿl-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbeɪəl/
  • British English: /ˈbeɪəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Baals (plural) Baalim (plural) Baʿal (alternative) Ba'al (alternative) Baʻl (alternative)

Derived Forms

Baalian Baalic Baalish Baalism Baalist Baalite Baalize Baalzebub

Phrases

Baal-gad Baal-Shem-Tov Baal Shem baal chesed baal-ha-bos baal mofet

Frequently Paired Words

Bel Beelzebub Beelzebul Baal-Shem-Tov Baal Shem baal chesed baal-ha-bos baal mofet

Synonyms

false god

Homonyms

bael (UK) bail bale boll (some US speakers) ball bawl (cot–caught merger)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce baal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbeɪəl/.
What does baal mean?
A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.
Where does baal come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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