Baalah, properly Baʿalah ("Mistress" or "Lady" in the
Northwest Semitic languages
Northwest Semitic is a division of the Semitic languages comprising the indigenous languages of the Levant. It emerged from Proto-Semitic in the Early Bronze Age. It is first attested in proper names identified as Amorite in the Middle Bronze ...
, sometimes Baʿalat) is the feminine form of
Baʿal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord' in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied to gods. Scholars previously associated the t ...
("Lord") and was applied to various Levantine goddesses.
It was also the name of several places in ancient Palestine:
* Another name of
Kirjath-jearim
Kiriath-Jearim (also Kiryat Ye'arim; ', "city of woods"; ; Latin: ') was a city in the Land of Israel. It is mentioned 18 times in the Hebrew Bible. The biblical place was identified with Abu Ghosh.
Etymology
Other names are Kiriath-Ba'al, ...
* A city in
Negev
The Negev ( ; ) or Naqab (), is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort town, resort city ...
given to Simeon, also romanized as Bilhah (1 Chr. 4:29) and Balah (Josh. 19:3)
* A mount in
Judah, between Jabneel and Shikkeron; maybe today's Mughar
See also
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Asherah
Asherah (; ; ; ; Qatabanian language, Qatabanian: ') was a goddess in ancient Semitic religions. She also appears in Hittites, Hittite writings as ''Ašerdu(š)'' or ''Ašertu(š)'' (), and as Athirat in Ugarit. Some scholars hold that Ashera ...
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Baal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The ...
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Ba‘alat Gebal ("Lady of Byblos")
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