Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1078 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בֵּל |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | by contraction for H1168 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Bel |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bale |
| Meaning: | 1. Bel, the Baal of the Babylonians |
| KJV Renderings: | Bel. |
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בֵּל proper name, masculine a chief Babylonian deity (Babylonian Bêlu = בַּעַל, lord; Bêl regarded as older form than בַּעַל by HptHebraica. i. 178; BAS i. 17) = Merodach (compare מרדך), tutelary god of Babylon (to be distinguished from older Bêlu, one of ancient Babylonian triad) Jer 50:2 (|| מְרֹדַךְ) Jer 51:44; Isa 46:1 (|| נְבֹו ) — both writers of Babylonian period; — on Bel see COT Gen 11:4; Judg 2:11 SayRel. Babylonian 103, 110 JenKosmologie 24, 134, 307, 391.
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