בַּ֫עַל גָּד
ba.al gad
Baal-gad
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBaal-gad is a proper name in the Hebrew language, referring to a specific person. The word is composed of two elements: Baal, which can be translated to "master" or "lord," and Gad, which likely refers to a place or a location, possibly even a god associated with good fortune. The full name Baal-gad thus means "Ba'al of Gad" or "Master of Gad." This name appears 13 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the original texts. The name likely belonged to an individual, possibly a king, noble, or a prominent figure, although the context does not specify. Baal-gad's connection to Gad, either as a place, god, or both, suggests a possible geographical or cultural association. The occurrence of this proper name 13 times in the Bible demonstrates its importance in the narratives and stories of the ancient Hebrews. Without further context, we cannot deduce the specific role or impact of Baal-gad, but its frequency in the biblical texts underscores its significance in the ancient world.
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Occurrences in Scripture
13 total occurrences across the text
You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
Psalms 133:3like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion; for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forever more.
Song of Solomon 4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
Deuteronomy 3:8We took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon.
Deuteronomy 3:9(The Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir.)
Deuteronomy 4:48from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even to Mount Sion (also called Hermon),
Joshua 11:3to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
Joshua 11:17from Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir, even to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon. He took all their kings, struck them, and put them to death.
Joshua 12:1Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel struck, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward:
Joshua 12:5and ruled in Mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Joshua 13:5and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad under Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath;
Joshua 13:11and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;
1 Chronicles 5:23The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land: they increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.