Baʻălâh — H1173

Definition

locative proper noun

Baalah, the name of three places in Palestine

1. Baalah = "mistress"
2. another name for Kirjath-jearim or Kirjath-baal; modern Kuriet el Enab
3. a town in the south of Judah, also called Balah and Bilhah

Usually translated as

Baalah

Origin

the same as H1172

• Same as Baʻălâh (H1172)

Occurrences

Baʻălâh occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (4), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Joshua 15:9 — And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah (בַּעֲלָ֔ה), which is Kirjath-jearim:
• Joshua 15:10 — And the border compassed from Baalah (מִבַּעֲלָ֥ה) westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
• Joshua 15:11 — And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah (הַֽבַּעֲלָ֖ה), and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
• Joshua 15:29 — Baalah (בַּעֲלָ֥ה), and Iim, and Azem,
• 1 Chronicles 13:6 — And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah (בַּעֲלָ֔תָה), that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.