Baʻălîyç — H1185

Definition

masculine proper noun

Baalis, an Ammonitish king

1. Baalis = "lord of the banner: in causing the joy"
2. king of the Ammonites at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar

Usually translated as

Baalis

Origin

probably from a derivative of H5965 with prepositional prefix; in exultation

• ʻâlaç (H5965)

Occurrences

Baʻălîyç occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Jeremiah (1)

• Jeremiah 40:14 — And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis (בַּעֲלִ֣יס) the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.