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Baal Berith <a href="../hebrew/1171.htm" title="1171">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Baal Berith: Baal of the Covenant</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בַּעַל בְּרִית</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Ba`al Briyth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bah'-al ber-eeth'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bah'-al ber-eeth')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Baal of the Covenant<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Baal-Berith<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּעַל (Baal, meaning "lord" or "master") and בְּרִית (berith, meaning "covenant" or "treaty").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Baal Berith, as it is a specific Canaanite deity. However, the general concept of Baal worship can be related to Greek entries like G896 (Baal) in the context of idolatry.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Baal Berith refers to a Canaanite deity worshiped in Shechem, associated with covenants or treaties. The name suggests a local adaptation of the broader Baal worship, emphasizing a specific aspect of covenant-making or alliance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, Baal was a common title for various local deities, often associated with fertility, storms, and agriculture. The worship of Baal Berith in Shechem indicates the syncretism that occurred when the Israelites settled in Canaan, where they sometimes adopted local religious practices contrary to Yahweh's commandments. This reflects the ongoing struggle between the worship of Yahweh and the allure of Canaanite religious practices.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm">Baal</a> and <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm">berith</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"Baal of (the) covenant," a Shechemite god<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Baal-berith (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Baal-berith <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm">Ba'al</a> and <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm">briyth</a>; Baal of (the) covenant; Baal-Berith, a special deity of the Shechemites -- Baal-berith. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm">Ba'al</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm">briyth</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּרִ֑ית בְּרִ֖ית ברית bə·rîṯ beRit bərîṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/8-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 8:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָהֶ֛ם בַּ֥עַל <b> בְּרִ֖ית </b> לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and made <span class="itali">Baal-berith</span> their god.<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Baalim, and made <span class="itali">Baalberith</span> their god.<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Baals and made <span class="itali">Baal-berith</span> their god<p><b><a href="/text/judges/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 9:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִבֵּ֖ית בַּ֣עַל <b> בְּרִ֑ית </b> וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר בָּהֶ֜ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the house <span class="itali">of Baal-berith</span> with which<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> out of the house <span class="itali">of Baalberith,</span> wherewith Abimelech<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> silver the house <span class="itali">of Baal-berith</span> hired Abimelech<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1170.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1170.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1170<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/berit_1170.htm">bə·rîṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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