Βάαλ

Βάαλ

See also: Βῆλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Βᾰᾰ́λ (Baál)
• Βηλ (Bēl)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew בַּעַל‎ (báʿal).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bá.al/ → /ˈβa.al/ → /ˈva.al/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bá.al/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈba.al/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβa.al/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈva.al/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈva.al/

Proper noun

Βᾰ́ᾰλ • (Báal) m (indeclinable)

1. Baal, a Canaanite deity (referred to biblically as a symbol of idolatry)

See also

• Βῆλος (Bêlos)

References

• Βάαλ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
• G896 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

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Greek

Proper noun

Βάαλ • (Váal) m (indeclinable)

1. Baal, a Canaanite deity (referred to biblically as a symbol of idolatry)