Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1171 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בַּעַל גָּד |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H1168 and H1409 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Ba`al |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | Gad (bah'-al gawd) n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. Baal of Fortune 2. Baal-Gad, a place in Syria |
| KJV Renderings: | Baal-gad. |
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בַּ֫עַל גַּד proper name [of a location] Josh 11:17; Josh 12:7; Josh 13:5 ( D ), where Baal was worshipped as Gad, god of fortune, a city in the בִּקְעָה of Lebanon, under Mt. Hermon; either modern Bâniâs, Greek Paneas, NT Caesarea Philippi, where a grotto of Pan took the place of the ancient worship of Gad, RobBR iii. 410 TristrTpg 271; or „âsbêyâ BdPal 297 Di; possibly = בעל חרמון compare Thes RobBR iii. 409.
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