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בָּעַל H1166
H1166 is the Hebrew word בָּעַל, transliterated bâʻal and said baw-al'. The King James Version most often renders it married.
What it means
to be master; hence, to marry.
Where it comes from
a primitive root; also as denominative from H1167 (בַּעַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: have dominion (over), be husband, marry(-ried, [idiom] wife).
Verses using בָּעַל
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 21:13 · KJV
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
Deuteronomy 22:22 · KJV
If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
Deuteronomy 24:1 · KJV
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
1 Chronicles 4:22 · KJV
And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things.
Proverbs 30:23 · KJV
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Isaiah 26:13 · KJV
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
Isaiah 54:1 · KJV
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 54:5 · KJV
For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Isaiah 62:4 · KJV
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Isaiah 62:5 · KJV
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Jeremiah 3:14 · KJV
Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
Jeremiah 31:32 · KJV
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Malachi 2:11 · KJV
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1166 mean?
H1166 is the Hebrew word בָּעַל (bâʻal), meaning to be master; hence, to marry.
How is H1166 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it married (4 times), dominion (2 times), husband (1 time), woman when she is married (1 time), married wife (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1166 appear in the Bible?
בָּעַל (bâʻal) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1166 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root; also as denominative from H1167 (בַּעַל).
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