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Webster 1913 Edition

Baal

Ba′al

(bā′al)
,
Noun.
;
Heb. pl.
Baalim
(-ĭm)
.
[Heb.
ba’al
lord.]
1.
(Myth.)
The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations.
☞ The name of this god occurs in the Old Testament and elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined, answering to the different ideas of his character; as, Baal-berith (the Covenant Baal), Baal-zebub (Baal of the fly).
2.
pl.
The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied.
Judges x. 6.

Webster 1828 Edition

Baal

BA'AL

,
Noun.
An idol among the ancient Chaldeans and Syrians, representing the sun. The word signifies also lord, or commander; and the character of the idol was varied by different nations, at different times. Thus Baal Berith is supposed to signify the Lord of the Covenant; Baal Peor, or rather Baal Phegor, the Lord of the dead. Ps. cvi, Baal Zebub, the god of flies, &c.

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