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Ba'al (בעל) means master in Hebrew.

It can also mean lord, owner, and husband. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

בַּעַל
ba'al
noun · masculine
In English

master, lord, owner, husband

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Ba'al.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    אדון, שליט.
    דַּבְּרוּ נָא בְּאָזְנֵי כָל בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם מַה טּוֹב לָכֶם הַמְשֹׁל בָּכֶם שִׁבְעִים אִישׁ כֹּל בְּנֵי יְרֻבַּעַל אִם מְשֹׁל בָּכֶם אִישׁ אֶחָד וּזְכַרְתֶּם כִּי עַצְמְכֶם וּבְשַׂרְכֶם אָנִי
  2. 2
    מי שהקניין או הרכוש שייך לו.
    וְכִי יִגַּח שׁוֹר אֶת אִישׁ אוֹ אֶת אִשָּׁה וָמֵת סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל הַשּׁוֹר וְלֹא יֵאָכֵל אֶת בְּשָׂרוֹ וּבַעַל הַשּׁוֹר נָקִי
  3. 3
    גבר נשוי ביחס לאשתו.
    לֹא־יוּכַל בַּעְלָהּ הָרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶׁר־שִׁלְּחָהּ, לָשׁוּב לְקַחְתָּהּ לִהְיוֹת לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה...
  4. 4
    נסמך מי או מה שיש לו דבר, תכונה, מאפין, או ענין (הסומך).
    וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל אָחִיו הִנֵּה בַּעַל הַחֲלֹמוֹת הַלָּזֶה בָּא.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Ba'al is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
בַּעַל
Written without vowel points
בעל
Said
ba'al
Root
ב־ע־ל
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
בְּעָלִים
Inflections
נ' בַּעֲלַת־; ר' בְּעָלִים, בַּעֲלֵי־; נ"ר בַּעֲלוֹת־
Gematria
102

This is how Ba'al is said in other languages.

English
master, lord, owner, husband
Arabic
حاكم, صاحب, مالك, زوج
Spanish
marido, esposo

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The word Ba'al comes from the root ב־ע־ל, like these words.

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What does Ba'al (⁨בעל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ba'al (⁨בעל⁩) means master, lord, and owner. It is said ba'al, with the stress on ba'.

What is a synonym for Ba'al (⁨בעל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ba'al (⁨בעל⁩) are ⁨אדון⁩, ⁨איש⁩, ⁨בן זוג⁩, and ⁨בר⁩.

What rhymes with Ba'al (⁨בעל⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ba'al (⁨בעל⁩) include ⁨נעל⁩, ⁨רעל⁩, ⁨בליעל⁩, and ⁨שעל⁩.

Is Ba'al (⁨בעל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Ba'al (⁨בעל⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨בְּעָלִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בעל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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