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בַּעַל בְּרִית H1170

H1170 is the Hebrew word בַּעַל בְּרִית, transliterated Baʻal Bᵉrîyth and said bah'-al ber-eeth'. The King James Version most often renders it baalberith.

Word: בַּעַל בְּרִיתTransliteration: Baʻal BᵉrîythSaid: bah'-al ber-eeth'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

Baal-Berith, a special deity of the Shechemites.

Where it comes from

from H1168 (בַּעַל) and H1285 (בְּרִית); Baal of (the) covenant.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

baalberith 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: Baal-berith.

Verses using בַּעַל בְּרִית

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 8:33 · KJV

And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.

Judges 9:4 · KJV

And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1170 mean?

H1170 is the Hebrew word בַּעַל בְּרִית (Baʻal Bᵉrîyth), meaning Baal-Berith, a special deity of the Shechemites.

How is H1170 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it baalberith (2 times).

How many times does H1170 appear in the Bible?

בַּעַל בְּרִית (Baʻal Bᵉrîyth) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1170 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1168 (בַּעַל) and H1285 (בְּרִית); Baal of (the) covenant.

Nearby entries

H1167 · בַּעַל — a master; hence, a husband, or…H1168 · בַּעַל — Baal, a Phoenician deity H1169 · בְּעֵל — {a master; hence, a husband,}H1171 · בַּעַל גָּד — Baal-Gad, a place in Syria H1172 · בַּעֲלָה — a mistress H1173 · בַּעֲלָה — Baalah, the name of three places in Palestine

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