H1078

H1078 — בֵּל

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HebrewBelnameOccurrences: 3

Definition / Gloss

Bel (bale) n/p. 1. Bel, the Baal of the Babylonians [by contraction for H1168] KJV: Bel. Root(s): H1168

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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 Hpt^{Hebraica. 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 Say^Rel. Babylonian 103, 110 Jen^{Kosmologie 24, 134, 307, 391}.