Strong H1187בַּ֫עַל פְּעוֹר
Baal of Peor
- Transliteration
- ba‛al pe‛ôr
- Pronunciation
- bah'-al peh-ore'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
Meaning of the name
Baal-peor = "lord of the gap"
Detailed definition
Baal-berith or El-berith, meaning "Lord of the Covenant" or "God of the Covenant," was a Canaanite deity worshipped by the Israelites in Shechem during the time of the judges (<ref="Judges 8:33; 9:4, 46">Judges 8:33; 9:4, 46</ref>).
In the biblical story
Baal
Canaanite god, "Lord/God of the Covenant"
Baal-berith or El-berith, meaning "Lord of the Covenant" or "God of the Covenant," was a Canaanite deity worshipped by the Israelites in Shechem during the time of the judges (<ref="Judges 8:33; 9:4, 46">Judges 8:33; 9:4, 46</ref>).
In the Bible
Strong H1187 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- peor5
First verses
- Numbers 25:3And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
- Numbers 25:5And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.
- Deuteronomy 4:3Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal–peor: for all the men that followed Baal–peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
- Psalms 106:28They joined themselves also unto Baal–peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
- Hosea 9:10I 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, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.