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בַּעַל H1167

H1167 is the Hebrew word בַּעַל, transliterated baʻal and said bah'-al. The King James Version most often renders it men.

Word: בַּעַלTransliteration: baʻalSaid: bah'-alLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 73 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from H1166 (בָּעַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 54 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

men 19×husband 9×owner 8×man 4×master 3×hath 3×husbands 2×owners 2×confederate 1×man's 1×dreamer 1×archers 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [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.

Verses using בַּעַל

The first 40 of 73 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 14:13 · KJV

And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

Genesis 20:3 · KJV

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.

Genesis 37:19 · KJV

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

Genesis 49:23 · KJV

The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

Exodus 21:3 · KJV

If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

Exodus 21:22 · KJV

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

Exodus 21:28 · KJV

If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

Exodus 21:29 · KJV

But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

Exodus 21:34 · KJV

The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

Exodus 21:36 · KJV

Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.

Exodus 22:8 · KJV

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

Exodus 22:11 · KJV

Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

Exodus 22:14 · KJV

And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

Exodus 22:15 · KJV

But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

Exodus 24:14 · KJV

And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.

Leviticus 21:4 · KJV

But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

Deuteronomy 15:2 · KJV

And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD’s release.

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 24:4 · KJV

Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

Joshua 24:11 · KJV

And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

Judges 9:2 · KJV

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

Judges 9:3 · KJV

And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

Judges 9:6 · KJV

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

Judges 9:7 · KJV

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

Judges 9:18 · KJV

And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

Judges 9:20 · KJV

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

Judges 9:23 · KJV

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

Judges 9:24 · KJV

That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

Judges 9:25 · KJV

And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

Judges 9:26 · KJV

And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

Judges 9:39 · KJV

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

Judges 9:46 · KJV

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

Judges 9:47 · KJV

And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

Judges 9:51 · KJV

But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

Judges 19:22 · KJV

Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

Judges 19:23 · KJV

And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.

Judges 20:5 · KJV

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

1 Samuel 23:11 · KJV

Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.

1 Samuel 23:12 · KJV

Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.

2 Samuel 1:6 · KJV

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1167 mean?

H1167 is the Hebrew word בַּעַל (baʻal), meaning a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense).

How is H1167 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it men (19 times), husband (9 times), owner (8 times), man (4 times), master (3 times), among others.

How many times does H1167 appear in the Bible?

בַּעַל (baʻal) is tagged in 73 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1167 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1166 (בָּעַל).

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