בַּעַל (ba.al) means “master” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: bah'-al Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בַּעַל · ba.al · master
: master/leader 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
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בַּעַל · ba.al · master: husband
: husband/groom 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
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בַּעַל · ba.al · master: men
: men/comrades 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
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בַּעַל · ba.al · master: owning
: owning/having 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
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בַּעַל · ba.al · master: [master of]
: [master_of](DESCRIPTOR) 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
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from H1166 (בָּעַל); a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
KJV glosses: [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the leaders | 11 |
| the owner | 5 |
| and its owner | 2 |
| her husband | 2 |
| man | 2 |
| of its owner | 2 |
| the men | 2 |
| the rulers | 2 |
| their husbands | 2 |
| to the owner | 2 |
| were bound | 2 |
| will the citizens | 2 |
| a schemer | 1 |
| and a winged creature | 1 |
| and caused them | 1 |
| and full | 1 |
| and leaders | 1 |
| and the leaders | 1 |
| another mans | 1 |
| bird | 1 |
| but the owner | 1 |
| creditor | 1 |
| dreamer | 1 |
| for the charmer | 1 |
| for those related to him by marriage | 1 |
| from the deserving | 1 |
| from the leaders | 1 |
| him | 1 |
| husband | 1 |
| is her husbands | 1 |
| its giver | 1 |
| its masters | 1 |
| its owner | 1 |
| o leaders | 1 |
| of her husband | 1 |
| of its possessors | 1 |
| of its tenants | 1 |
| of the masters | 1 |
| possess | 1 |
| the archers | 1 |
| the captain | 1 |
| the husband | 1 |
| the people | 1 |
| then the husband | 1 |
| those who practice it | 1 |
| to him | 1 |
| to its possessor | 1 |
| while its owner | 1 |
| who owned | 1 |
| with | 1 |
| woman | 1 |
| yet its owner | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and the men | 6 |
| man | 4 |
| and his owner | 2 |
| from the men | 2 |
| her husband | 2 |
| husband | 2 |
| of all the men | 2 |
| the men | 2 |
| the owner | 2 |
| unto the owner | 2 |
| will the men | 2 |
| a captain | 1 |
| a chief man | 1 |
| a man given | 1 |
| a mans | 1 |
| and a babbler | 1 |
| and all the men | 1 |
| and all they | 1 |
| and horsemen | 1 |
| and that which hath | 1 |
| and the owner | 1 |
| and when all the men | 1 |
| but the owner | 1 |
| confederate | 1 |
| dreamer | 1 |
| every creditor | 1 |
| for her husband | 1 |
| for the husband | 1 |
| for the owners | 1 |
| from them to whom it is due | 1 |
| furious | 1 |
| having | 1 |
| his masters | 1 |
| if he were married | 1 |
| if the owner | 1 |
| instrument having | 1 |
| mine adversary | 1 |
| of any bird | 1 |
| of her husband | 1 |
| of him that hath | 1 |
| of the owners | 1 |
| or have caused the owners | 1 |
| over the men | 1 |
| person | 1 |
| sworn | 1 |
| that all the men | 1 |
| that had | 1 |
| the archers | 1 |
| the lords | 1 |
| the master | 1 |
| the masters | 1 |
| their husbands | 1 |
| them and upon the men | 1 |
| then the master | 1 |
| those that are given | 1 |
| to an husband | 1 |
| to do | 1 |
| to her husband | 1 |
| to him that is a great | 1 |
| to his owner | 1 |
| to the master | 1 |
| to the owners | 1 |
| to their husbands | 1 |
| to them that have | 1 |
| unto him that hath | 1 |
| unto me ye men | 1 |
Page 2 of 2. 80 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
Read word by wordSuch is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Read word by wordDo not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
Read word by wordA wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Read word by wordUnderstanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
Read word by wordA bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Read word by wordWhoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
Read word by wordDo not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
Read word by wordand put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
Read word by wordHe who plots evil will be called a schemer.
Read word by wordAn angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Read word by wordThe heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
Read word by wordHer husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.
Read word by wordHer children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
Read word by wordWhen good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.10
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.12
For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Read word by wordAs no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
Read word by wordIf the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
Read word by wordDo not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
Read word by wordThe words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
Read word by wordThe ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
Read word by wordFor the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.
Read word by wordBehold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.
Read word by wordThe One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
Read word by wordBut when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
Read word by wordHe came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.
Read word by wordThe two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
Read word by wordWail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
Read word by wordThe LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
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