HebrewH1185Proper Noun (Masculine)

בַּעֲלִיס

ba.a.lis

“Baalis”

1Occurrences

H1185Strong's #

Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Baalis, an Ammonitish king

probably from a derivative of H5965 (עָלַס) with prepositional prefix; in exultation;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)

A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at § Baalis = "lord of the banner: in causing the joy" king of the Ammonites at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

בַּעֲלִיס appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah

Key Passages

Jeremiah 40:14BSB

and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?”But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.

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