h

Lexicon :: Strong's H1166 - bāʿal

webmasterwebmaster
Aug 18, 2026 - 00:00
Aug 18, 2026 - 00:00
 0  0
בָּעַל
Transliteration
bāʿal
Pronunciation
baw-al'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 262

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: בעל.

Strong’s Definitions

בָּעַל bâʻal, baw-al'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H1167 to be master; hence, to marry:—have dominion (over), be husband, marry(-ried, × wife).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H1166 in the following manner: marry (8x), husband (3x), dominion (2x), wife (1x), married wife (1x), Beulah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H1166 in the following manner: marry (8x), husband (3x), dominion (2x), wife (1x), married wife (1x), Beulah (1x).

  1. to marry, rule over, possess, own

    1. (Qal)

      1. to marry, be lord (husband) over

      2. to rule over

    2. (Niphal) to be married

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּעַל bâʻal, baw-al'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H1167 to be master; hence, to marry:—have dominion (over), be husband, marry(-ried, × wife).
STRONGS H1166: Abbreviations
† בָּעַל verb marry, rule over (compare Arabic بَعَلَ = own, possess, especially a wife or concubine; Ethiopic በዐለ፡ to be rich, Assyrian bâlu, rule COTGloss, Aramaic בְּעַל take possession of wife or concubine) **Jer 3:14; 31:32 AW JosKi Thes, comparing Arabic بَعَلَ be disgusted, derive from II. בָּעַל loathe (followed by בְּ); so Buhl: Gie Du Co in Jeremiah 31:32 read גָּעַלְתִּי (treating Jeremiah 3:14 as I. בָּעַל).
—Qal Perfect Malachi 2:11 + 6 times; Imperfect יִבְעַל Isaiah 62:5 (twice in verse); Participle suffix בֹּעֲלַיִךְ Isaiah 54:5; passive feminine בְּעוּלָה Isaiah 54:1 + 3 times;—
1. marry Genesis 20:3 (E) Deuteronomy 21:13; Deuteronomy 22:22; Deuteronomy 24:1; Isaiah 54:1, 5; Isaiah 62:4, 5 (twice in verse); Malachi 2:11; followed by בְּ Jeremiah 3:14; Jeremiah 31:32 be lord (husband) over.
2. rule over 1 Chronicles 4:22 (followed by לְ) Isaiah 26:13.
Niph. Imperfect תִּבָּעֵל Proverbs 30:23; Isaiah 62:4 be married.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

20:3

Deuteronomy

21:13; 22:22; 24:1

1 Chronicles

4:22

Proverbs

30:23

Isaiah

26:13; 54:1; 54:1; 54:5; 54:5; 62:4; 62:4; 62:5; 62:5

Jeremiah

3:14; 3:14; 3:14; 31:32; 31:32; 31:32

Malachi

2:11; 2:11