Baal

Meaning

1. A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.
2. Various other Baalim, understood as distinct patron gods or as local patron aspects the great god Baal.
3. One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan.

Synonyms

Ba’al

deity

lord

owner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbeɪəl/

Etymology

From Late Latin Baal (as in the Vulgate) and Ancient Greek Βάαλ (Báal); from Hebrew בַּעַל (bá`al, “lord, husband, owner”), Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl, “lord, master, owner”) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎓𐎍 (baʿlu, “lord, owner”), all from Proto-Semitic *baʿl- (“owner, lord, husband”).