Ba'al shem (בעל שם) means notable in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
notable
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ba'al shem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קבלהאדם עושה נפלאות בכח שמות הקדש.
- 2נודע בתחומו, מפורסם
The word Ba'al shem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּעַל שֵׁם
- Written without vowel points
- בעל שם
- Said
- ba'al shem
- Plural
- בַּעֲלֵי שֵׁמוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' בַּעֲלֵי שֵׁמוֹת
- Gematria
- 442
This is how Ba'al shem is said in other languages.
- English
- notable
- Spanish
- notable
These words mean the opposite of Ba'al shem.
- שפל
- בזוי
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The word Ba'al shem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בעל שם טוב
- בעש"ט
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These words come before and after Ba'al shem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ba'al shem.
What does Ba'al shem (בעל שם) mean in Hebrew?
Ba'al shem (בעל שם) means notable. It is said ba'al shem, with the stress on ba'.
What is the opposite of Ba'al shem (בעל שם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ba'al shem (בעל שם) are שפל and בזוי.
Is Ba'al shem (בעל שם) masculine or feminine?
The word Ba'al shem (בעל שם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּעֲלֵי שֵׁמוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בעל שם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.