Bᵉʻêl — H1169

Definition

masculine noun

a master; hence, a husband,

1. owner, lord

Usually translated as

chancellor

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1167

• Baʻal (H1167)

Occurrences

Bᵉʻêl occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (3)

• Ezra 4:8 — Rehum the chancellor (בְּעֵל) and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
• Ezra 4:9 — Then wrote Rehum the chancellor (בְּעֵל), and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
• Ezra 4:17 — Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor (בְּעֵל), and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.