Baʻal Bᵉrîyth — H1170

Definition

masculine proper noun

Baal-Berith, a special deity of the Shechemites

1. Baal-berith = "lord of the covenant"
2. a god of the Philistines

Usually translated as

Baal-berith

Origin

from H1168 and H1285; Baal of (the) covenant

• Derived from Baʻal (H1168)
• Derived from Bᵉrîyth (H1285)

Occurrences

Baʻal Bᵉrîyth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (2)

• Judges 8:33 — And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith (בַּ֥עַל) their god.
• Judges 9:4 — And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith (בַ֣עַל), wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.