בַּעַל (baʿal) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning owner. It appears
83 times
in 20 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1167).
Also rendered
master
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 262a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 262a)owner, lord; husband, citizens, inhabitants, rulers; Baal; master; Baalim, archer, babbler, bird, captain, chief man, confederate, have to do, dreamer, those to whom it is due, furious, those that are given to it, great, hairy…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בַּעַלnoun, masculine: owner, lord
I.
1.owner
2.husband
3.citizens, inhabitants
4.rulers, lords
5.noun, of, relation
II.lord, specifically as divine name, Baal.
Strong's H1168בַּעַל: Baal, a Phoenician deity KJV:Baal, (plural) Baalim.
Strong's H1167בַּעַל: a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) KJV:archer, babbler, bird, captain, chief man, confederate, have to do, dreamer, those to whom it is due, furious, those that are given to it, great, hairy, he that hath it, have, horseman, husband, lord, man, married, master, person, sworn, they of.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 262: בָּעַלbāʿal — marry, rule over; be married; be master; have dominion, be husband