Baʻal Pᵉrâtsîym — H1188

Definition

locative proper noun

Baal-Peratsim, a place in Palestine

1. Baal-perazim = "lord of the breaks"
2. the site of a victory of David over the Philistines, and of a great destruction of their images; also called 'Mount Perazim'

Usually translated as

Baal-perazim

Origin

from H1167 and the plural of H6556; possessor of breaches

• Derived from Baʻal (H1167)
• Derived from Perets (H6556)

Occurrences

Baʻal Pᵉrâtsîym occurs 4 times in 2 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• 2 Samuel 5:20 — And David came to Baal-perazim (בְּבַֽעַל), and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
• 2 Samuel 5:20 — And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim (פְּרָצִים֮).
• 1 Chronicles 14:11 — So they came up to Baal-perazim (בְּבַֽעַל); and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
• 1 Chronicles 14:11 — So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim (פְּרָצִים֮).