Lord
Strong's #H1168
Baal is the name of a Canaanite pagan deity.
References
Numbers 22:41, Judges 2:13, 6:25 - 32, 1Kings 16:31 - 32, 18:19 - 40, etc.
Baalah
Mistress
Strong's #H1173
Baalah is the name of a mountain on the tribe of Judah's northern border. It is also another name for the city of Kirjath-jearim (Kiriath-jearim). For more info please see our article on Kirjath-jearim.
References
Joshua 15:9 - 11, 29, 1Chronicles 13:6
Baalath
Mistress
Strong's #H1191
Baalath was a city within the tribe of Dan's inheritance in Canaan.
References
Joshua 19:44, 1Kings 9:18, 2Chronicles 8:6
Baalathbeer
Mistress of the well
Strong's #H1192
Baalathbeer was a city within the land inheritance given to the tribe of Simeon.
References
Joshua 19:8
Baalberith
Lord (Baal) of the covenant
Strong's #H1170
Baalberith is also referenced as Berith (meaning covenant, Strong's #H1286) in Judges 9:46. It is the name of a Canaanite pagan deity.
References
Judges 8:33, 9:4
Baale
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Baalgad
Lord (Baal) of fortune
Strong's #H1171
Baalgad was a city located near Mount Hermon known for worshipping Baal.
References
Joshua 11:17, 12:7, 13:5
Baalhamon
Lord possesor of abundance, possessor of a multitude
Strong's #H1174
Baalhamon was the location of King Solomon's vineyard.
References
Songs of Solomon 8:11
Baalhazor
Possessor (Lord) of a village
Strong's #H1178
Baalhazor is where King David's son Absalom held a celebration in order to draw his brother Amnon away from Jerusalem. The purpose of the celebration was to give Absalom an opportunity to kill his brother.
References
2Samuel 13:23
Baalhermon
Lord of destruction, possessor of Hermon
Strong's #H1179
Baalhermon is the name of a mountain located within the territory given to the tribe of Manasseh. This mount, located near Mount Hermon, was one of the main locations for worshipping the pagan God Baal.
References
Judges 3:3, 1Chronicles 5:23
Baalim
Lord
Strong's #H1168
Baalim is the Hebrew plural of Baal.
References
Judges 2:11, 3:7, 8:33, 10:6, 10, 1Samuel 7:4, 12:10, 1Kings 18:18, etc.
Baalis
In exultation, Lord of the banner
Strong's #H1185
Baalis was the king of the Ammonites during the time of Jeremiah the prophet.
References
Jeremiah 40:14
Baalmeon
Lord (Baal) of the habitation
Strong's #H1186
Baalmeon was a city within the tribe of Reuben's territory.
References
Numbers 32:38, 1Chronicles 5:8, Ezekiel 25:9
Baalpeor
Lord of the gap
Strong's #H1187
Pagan Moabite deity worshipped by the ancient Israelites.
References
Numbers 25:3, 5, Deuteronomy 4:3, Psalm 106:28, Hosea 9:10
Baalperazim
Lord of the breaks, possessor of breaches
Strong's #H1188
Baalperazim is likely the same location as Mount Perazim mentioned in Isaiah 28:21. Baalperazim is where David, after being accepted as king by all of Israel's tribes, experienced his first military victory over the Philistines.
References
2Samuel 5:20, 1Chronicles 14:11, Isaiah 28:21
Baalshalisha
Baal of Shalishah, thrice-great Lord
Strong's #H1190
Baalshalisha was a city within Ephraim's territory in Israel.
References
2Kings 4:42
Baaltamar
Lord of the palms, possessor of the palm tre
Strong's #H1193
Baaltamar was a city near Gibeah where eleven of Israel's tribes slaughtered the tribe of Benjamin for its sin of knowingly harboring a gang of murderers.
References
Judges 20:33
Baalzephon
Lord of the north, Baal of winter
Strong's #H1189
Location near the Red Sea where the Egyptian army was miraculously destroyed by God when they pursued the fleeing Israelites.
References
Exodus 14:2, 9, Numbers 33:7
Baanah
In affliction
Strong's #H1196
References
2Samuel 4, 23:29, 1Kings 4:16, 1Chronicles 11:30, Ezra 2:2, Nehemiah 7:7, 10:27
Baasha
Wicked, to stink, offensiveness
Strong's #H1201
Baasha, the third king over the Kingdom of Israel (the northern ten tribes), ruled from 908 to 886 B.C. He ascended to the throne after murdering Israel's second monarch named Nadab. His bloody reign, during which he killed all those of the royal household (1Kings 15:27 - 29), was ultimately halted by God.
References
1Kings 15 - 16, 21:22, 2Kings 9:9, 2Chronicles 16, Jeremiah 41:9
Babel, Babylon, Babylonia
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Bahurim
Young men's village, young men
Strong's #H980
Bahurim was a city located within the tribe of Benjamin's territory.
References
2Samuel 3:16, 16:5, 17:18, 19:16, 1Kings 2:8
Balaam
Not of the people
Strong's #H1109, #G903
Balaam, a Midianite who had the gift of prophecy, was asked by Moabite king Balak to curse Israel as they camped in the wilderness. God warned the prophet, through a miraculously talking horse and the Angel of the Lord, not to curse his people! Balaam is ultimately killed when the Israelites, led by Moses, destroy Midian.
References
Numbers 22 - 24, 31:8, 16, Deuteronomy 23:4 - 5, Joshua 13:22, 24:9 - 10, Nehemiah 13:2, Micah 6:5, 2Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11, Revelation 2:14
Baladan
Bel is his Lord
Strong's #H1081
References
2Kings 20:12, Isaiah 39:1
Balak
Waster, devastator
Strong's #H1111
King of Moab who hired the prophet Balaam to curse Israel.
References
Numbers 22 - 24, Joshua 24:9, Judges 11:25, Micah 6:5
Bamoth (Bamothbaal)
High (great) places, heights
Strong's #H1120
Bamoth and Bamothbaal, derived from the same Hebrew word, are likely synonymous references.
Bamoth, located in the land of Moab, was one of the places Israel camped at after leaving Egyptian bondage. The city was ultimately given to the tribe of Reuben as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Numbers 21:19 - 20, Joshua 13:17
Bani
Built
Strong's #H1137
Bani is the name of at least five people in the Bible. One of these individuals was one of King David's thirty-seven mighty men of valor who zealously fought for him.
References
2Samuel 23:36, 1Chronicles 6:46, 9:4, Ezra 2:10, 10:29 - 38, Nehimah 8:7, etc.
Barabbas
Son of Abba, Son of a father (master)
Strong's #G912
Barabbas was a murderer held for execution by the Romans. A mob of people in Jerusalem, when asked by Pontius Pilate whom he should release as a Passover goodwill jesture, chose this lawbreaker instead of Jesus.
References
Matthew 27:16 - 26, Mark 15:7 - 15, Luke 23:18 - 25, John 18:40
Barachel
God has blessed
Strong's #H1292
References
Job 32:2, 6
Barachias
Jehovah blesses
Strong's #G914
References
Matthew 23:35
Barak
Lightning, lightning flash
Strong's #H1301
King Jabin, and his military commander Sisera, were allowed to oppress Israel as punishment for their sins.
Barak led Israel's army formed to fight Jabin and free the people from his domination. At the behest of Deborah, a prophetess, he leads an attack on Jabin's forces and is victorious. Both Deborah and Barak would serve as Judges in Israel from 1192 to 1152 B.C.
References
Judges 4 - 5, Hebrews 11:32
Barjesus
Son of Jesus (Joshua)
Strong's #G919
Barjesus, also called Elymas the sorcerer, was a false prophet who had befriended Sergius Paulus. Sergius was the Roman governor of the island of Cyprus. Barjesus' confrontation with the Apostle Paul and Barnabas ended with him being miraculously blinded for a season.
References
Acts 13:6
Barjona
Son of Jonah
Strong's #G920
References
Matthew 16:17
Son of rest, son of consolation
Strong's #G921
Barnabas was one of the early leaders of the New Testament church. Paul's transition from feared persecutor of Christians to ultimately becoming Christianity's greatest evangelist was made easier by Barnabas' friendship.
Barnabas, who was also an apostle, accompanied the Apostle Paul during his first missionary journey from 44 to 46 A.D. Although an argument separated the two men before the second evangelistic journey they later reconciled.
References
Acts 4:36, 9:27, 11:22 - 30, 12:25, 13:1 - 50, 14:12 - 20, 15:2 - 39, 1Corinthians 9:6, Galatians 2:1, 9, 13, Colossians 4:10
Barsabas
Son of Sabas
Strong's #G923
References
Acts 1:23, 15:22
Bartholomew
Son of Tolmai
Strong's #G918
Bartholomew, also known as Nathanael, was the fifth apostle personally selected by Jesus Christ. The brother of Philip, another apostle, Bartholomew is famous for his response to being told that the Messiah was from Nazareth ("Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?", see John 1:47).
References
Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:14, Acts 1:13
Bartimeus
Son of Timeus
Strong's #G924
References
Mark 10:46
Baruch
Blessed
Strong's #H1263
Baruch is the name of at least four Old Testament people. The most famous of these was a copyist (scribe) to Jeremiah the prophet.
References
Nehemiah 3:20, 10:6, 11:5, Jeremiah 32:12 - 16, 36:4 - 32, 43:3 - 6, 45:1 - 2
Barzillai
My iron, iron hearted
Strong's #H1271
References
2Samuel 17:27 - 29, 19:31 - 39, 21:8, 1Kings 2:7, Ezra 2:61, Nehemiah 7:63
Bashan
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Bashemath
Fragrance, spice
Strong's #H1315
Bashemath was the wife of Esau.
References
Genesis 26:34, Genesis 36:3 - 4, 10, 13, 17
Bathrabbim
Daughter of Rabbah (multitudes)
Strong's #H1337
Bathrabbim was the name of a gate in Heshbon which was near pools of fish.
References
Song of Solomon 7:4
Bathsheba
Daughter of an oath
Strong's #H1339
References
1Kings 1 - 2, 1Chronicles 3:5, 2Samuel 11:2 - 5, 12:24, Psalm 51:1
Bealoth
Mistresses
Strong's #H1175
Bealoth was a city within the territory of the tribe of Judah.
References
Joshua 15:24
Bebai
My cavities
Strong's #H893
References
Ezra 2:11, 8:11, 10,28, Nehemiah 7:16, 10:15
Becher
Young camel
Strong's #H1071
References
Genesis 46:21, Numbers 26:35, 1Chronicles 7:6 - 8
Bedad
Separation, solitary
Strong's #H911
References
Genesis 36:35, 1Chronicles 1:46
Bedan
Servile, in judging
Strong's #H917
References
1Samuel 12:11, 1Chronicles 7:17
Beeliada
The Lord knows, Baal has known
Strong's #H1182
References
1Chronicles 14:7
Dung God, Lord of the house
Strong's #G954
Beelzebub is another name for Satan the Devil.
References
Matthew 10:25, 12:24, 27, Mark 3:22, Luke 11:15 - 19
Beerelim
Well of God (heroes)
Strong's #H879
Well located east of the Jordan River in the land of Moab.
References
Isaiah 15:8
Beeri
Fountained, my well
Strong's #H882
References
Genesis 26:34, Hosea 1:1
Beerlahairoi
Well of the Living One seeing me, well of Living One my Seer
Strong's #H883
Name given to a well by Hagar, Abraham's concubine, when an angel appeared to her announcing she was pregnant with Ishmael.
References
Genesis 16:14
Beeroth
Wells
Strong's #H881
References
Deuteronomy 10:6, Joshua 9:17, 18:25, 2Samuel 4:2, Ezra 2:25, Nehemiah 7:29
Beersheba
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Bekah
A section (half of a shekel)
Strong's #H1235
References
Exodus 38:26
Bela
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Belial
Worthlessness, without profit, wicked
Strong's #H1100, #G955
Belial is an Old Testament word used to describe a human who is considered worthless or no good. Belial is also used to describe Satan the devil (2Corinthians 6:15).
References
Deuteronomy 13:13, Judges 19:22, 20:13, 1Samuel 1:16, 2:12, 10:27, 25:17, 25, 30:22, 2Samuel 16:7, 20:1, 23:6, 1Kings 21:10, 13, 2Chronicles 13:7, 2Corinthians 6:15.
Belshazzar
Bel protect the king
Strong's #H1113
Belshazzar, the son of King Nabonidus, co-reigned over the Babylonian empire with his father starting in 553 B.C. In 539, he holds a great feast for one thousand of his nobles (Daniel 5:1).
During the feast the fingers of a man's hand miraculously appears near one of the hall's walls. The supernatural manifestation then writes on the wall, "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" (Daniel 5:25). The prophet Daniel is called upon to interpret the mysterious words.
References
Daniel 5, 7:1, 8:1
Belteshazzar
Lord of the straitened's treasure
Strong's #H1095
Belteshazzar was the Babylonian name given to the prophet Daniel.
References
Daniel 1:7, 2:26, 4:8 - 9, 18 - 19, 5:12, 10:1
Ben
Son
Strong's #H1122
References
1Chronicles 15:18
Ben-hur
Son of hur, son of whiteness
Strong's #H1122, #H1133
Ben-hur, found only in 1Kings 4:8 as "the son of Hur," was the first of twelve district supervisors listed for King Solomon. Each supervisor had the task of overseeing a particular area of Israel (for Ben-hur this was mount Ephraim) and insuring, for one month of the year, that supplies were provided for the royal court.
References
1Kings 4:7 - 8
Son of my people
Strong's #H1151
Born after the destruction of Sodom, Benammi was the name of Lot's son through his incestuous liaison between him and his younger daughter. Lot also produced Moab through his older daughter. Benammi became the father of the Ammonites who would cause Israel trouble after they entered the Promised Land.
References
Genesis 19:38
Benaiah
Jehovah (Jah) has built
Strong's #H1141
Benaiah was one of King David's thirty-seven mighty men of valor who zealously fought for him.
References
2Samuel 8:18, 20:23, 23:20 - 30, 1Kings 1, 2:25 - 46, 4:4, 1Chronicles 4:36, 11:22 - 31, etc.
Benhadad
Son of (false God) Hadad
Strong's #H1130
Benhadad (Ben-hadad) was the name of several kings of Syria.
References
1Kings 15:18 - 20, 20:1 - 34, 2Kings 6:24, 8:7, 9, 13:3, 24 - 25, 2Chronicles 16:2, 4, Jeremiah 49:27, Amos 1:4
Benjamin
Son of the right hand
Strong's #H1144
Benjamin was the name of Jacob's (Israel's) twelth and final son, his second through his beloved wife Rachel.
References
Genesis 35:18, 24, 42:4, 36, 43:14 - 34, 44:12, 45:12 - 22, 46:19, 21, 49:27, Exodus 1:3, Numbers 1:11, 36 - 37, 2:22, etc.
Beno
A son as builder of family name
Strong's #H1121
References
1Chronicles 24:26 - 27
Beor
Burning, a lamp
Strong's #H1160
References
Genesis 36:32, Numbers 22:5, 24:3, 15, 31:18, Deuteronomy 23:4, Joshua 13:22, 24:29, 1Chronicles 1:43, Micah 6:5
Bera
Son of evil
Strong's #H1298
References
Genesis 14:2
Berachah
Blessing
Strong's #H1294
References
1Chronicles 12:3, 2Chronicles 20:26
Berea
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Bered
Hail
Strong's #H1260
References
Genesis 16:14, 1Chronicles 7:20
Beri
A well
Strong's #H1275
References
1Chronicles 7:36
Beriah
With a friend, in trouble
Strong's #H1283
References
Genesis 46:17, Numbers 26:44 - 45, 1Chronicles 7:23 - 31, 8:16, 23:10 - 11
Berith
Please see listing under Baalberith.
Bernice
Victorious, bring victory
Strong's #G959
Bernice was the daughter of Herod Agrippa I (a grandson of Herod the Great). Bernice accompanied her brother Agrippa II when he traveled to Caesarea to welcome the new Roman procurator of Judea. Both her and her brother heard the Apostle Paul's defense of himself after he had been in Caesarea's prison for two years.
References
Acts 25:13, 23, 26:30
Berothai
A cypress grove
Strong's #H1268
One of two cities from which King David took brass after defeating King Hadadezer.
References
2Samuel 8:8
Besai
Domineering, my treading
Strong's #H1153
References
Ezra 2:49, Nehemiah 7:52
Besor
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Betah
Security
Strong's #H984
One of two cities from which King David took brass after defeating King Hadadezer.
References
2Samuel 8:8
Beten
Womb
Strong's #H991
Beten was a city given to the tribe of Asher as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 19:25
Bethabara
Ferry house, house of the ford
Strong's #G962
Bethabara was one of the locations, east of the Jordan River, where John the Baptist performed baptisms.
References
John 1:28
Bethanath
House of response (affliction)
Strong's #H1043
Bethanath was a city given to the tribe of Naphtali as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 19:38, Judges 1:33
Bethanoth
House of responses or replies (afflictions)
Strong's #H1042
Bethanoth was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 15:59
Bethany
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Betharabah
House of the desert valley, place of depression
Strong's #H1026
Betharabah was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 15:6, 61, 18:22
Betharam
Place (house) of the height
Strong's #H1027
Betharam was a city given to the tribe of Gad as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 13:27
Betharbel
House of God's ambush
Strong's #H1009
Betharbel was a city destroyed by Assyrian King Shalmanezer. It was possibly located in the tribe of Naphtali's territory.
References
Hosea 10:14
Bethaven
House of vanity
Strong's #H1007
Bethaven was a city given to the tribe of Benjamin as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 18:12
Bethazmaveth
House of the strength of death
Strong's #H1041
Bethazmaveth was an Israelite city likely located near Jerusalem.
References
Nehemiah 7:28
Bethbaalmeon
House (habitation) of Baal
Strong's #H1010
Bethmeon and Bethbaalmeon refer to the same city. Bethbaalmeon was one of several cities given to the tribe of Reuben as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 13:17
Bethbarah
House of the ford
Strong's #H1012
Bethbarah was a city located in the tribe of Ephraim's territory.
References
Judges 7:24
Bethbirei
House of a creative one
Strong's #H1011
References
Bethbirei was one of several cities given to the tribe of Simeon as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
Bethcar
House of the ram, place of the lamb, house of pasture
Strong's #H1033
Bethcar was one of several Canaanite cities controlled by the Philistines.
References
1Samuel 7:11
Bethdagon
House of Dagon
Strong's #H1016
Bethdagon was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 15:41, 19:27
Bethdiblathaim
House of the two fig-cakes
Strong's #H1015
Bethdiblathaim was a city, east of Jordan River, located in Moabite territory.
References
Jeremiah 48:22