proper noun · masculine
Baal
Baal m (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈba.aɫ]Ecclesiastical[ˈbaː.al]
Meaning
- indeclinablemasculineBaal
Bā^al, m., indecl. (lord),
I. a Syrian deity:
Bāal, Prud. Apoth. 393: Băal, Sedul. 5, 147; Vulg. 3 Reg. 18, 19 sqq.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάαλ (Báal), from Biblical Hebrew בַּעַל (Báʿal), from Proto-Semitic *baʿl-. Cognate and synonymous with Latin Bēlus.