Strong's H1166 · Hebrew
בָּעַל
bâʻal · /baw-al'/
Definition
to be master; hence, to marry
KJV: have dominion (over), be husband, marry(-ried, [idiom] wife).
Root / derivation: a primitive root; also as denominative from H1167 (בַּעַל)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בָּעַל across 14 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy3 verses
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
Deuteronomy 22:22If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
Deuteronomy 24:1When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off
1 Chronicles1 verse
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah5 verses
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
Isaiah 54:1Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Isaiah 62:4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. Hephzibah: that is, My delight is in her Beulah: that is, Married
Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. as the: Heb. with the joy of the bridegroom
Jeremiah2 verses
Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
Jeremiah 31:32Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: although: or, should I have continued an husband unto them?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1166 (bâʻal) mean?
to be master; hence, to marry
How many times does H1166 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1166 (בָּעַל) appears in 14 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “married.”
How is bâʻal translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1166 is rendered as “married” (6×), “husband” (3×), “dominion” (2×), “wife” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word בָּעַל come from?
a primitive root; also as denominative from H1167 (בַּעַל)