Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr — H1187

Definition

masculine proper noun

Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity

1. Baal-peor = "lord of the gap"
2. the deity worshipped at Peor with probable licentious rites

Usually translated as

Baal-peor

Origin

from H1168 and H6465; Baal of Peor

• Derived from Baʻal (H1168)
• Derived from Pᵉʻôwr (H6465)

Occurrences

Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (1), Hosea (1)

• Numbers 25:3 — And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor (לְבַ֣עַל): and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
• Numbers 25:5 — And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor (לְבַ֥עַל).
• Deuteronomy 4:3 — Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor (בְּבַ֣עַל): for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
• Deuteronomy 4:3 — Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor (פְּע֑וֹר), the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
• Psalms 106:28 — They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor (לְבַ֣עַל), and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
• Hosea 9:10 — I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor (בַֽעַל), and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.