Strong H1078בֵּל
Bel
- Transliteration
- bêl
- Pronunciation
- bale
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
By contraction for H1168; {Bel} the Baal of the Babylonians: - Bel.
Meaning of the name
Bel = "lord"
Detailed definition
Bel, a Babylonian god mentioned in Isaiah 46:1 and <ref="Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44">Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44</ref>), is associated with the god Marduk and is depicted as bowing down and being humiliated by the Lord.
In the biblical story
Bel
Babylonian god, associated with Marduk
Bel, a Babylonian god mentioned in Isaiah 46:1 and <ref="Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44">Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44</ref>), is associated with the god Marduk and is depicted as bowing down and being humiliated by the Lord.
In the Bible
Strong H1078 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bel3
First verses
- Isaiah 46:1Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
- Jeremiah 50:2Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
- Jeremiah 51:44And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.