856. Ethbaal
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Ethbaal: Ethbaal

Original Word: אֶתְבַּעַל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Ethbaal
Pronunciation: eth-BAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (eth-bah'-al)
Definition: Ethbaal
Meaning: Ethbaal

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אֵת (eth, meaning "with" or "near") and בַּעַל (Baal, a Canaanite deity).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ethbaal in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Ethbaal is a proper noun used to refer to a specific historical figure, the king of Sidon. The name Ethbaal can be understood to mean "with Baal" or "Baal is with him," reflecting the cultural and religious context of the time, where Baal was a prominent deity in the Canaanite pantheon.

Cultural and Historical Background: Ethbaal was a king of Sidon, a prominent city in ancient Phoenicia, during the 9th century BC. He is notably recognized as the father of Jezebel, who became the wife of King Ahab of Israel. Ethbaal's reign is marked by the strong influence of Phoenician culture and religion, particularly the worship of Baal, which Jezebel later introduced into Israel, leading to significant religious and political conflicts.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from eth and Baal
Definition
"with Baal," a king of Sidon
NASB Translation
Ethbaal (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֶתְבַּ֫עַל proper name, masculine Ethbaal (with Baal, i.e. living under Baal's favour; Ἰθόβαλος, Εἰθώβαλος JosAnt. viii. 13, 1. 2, c. Ap. 1, 18; on later king of like name, in Assyrian Tuba'lu, see COT Genesis 10:15) king of Sidon, father of Jezebel 1 Kings 16:31.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ethbaal

From 'eth and Ba'al; with Baal; Ethbaal, a Phoenician king -- Ethbaal.

see HEBREW 'eth

see HEBREW Ba'al

Forms and Transliterations
אֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙ אתבעל ’eṯ·ba·‘al ’eṯba‘al etBaal
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Kings 16:31
HEB: אִיזֶ֗בֶל בַּת־ אֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ צִידֹנִ֔ים
NAS: the daughter of Ethbaal king
KJV: the daughter of Ethbaal king
INT: Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 856
1 Occurrence


’eṯ·ba·‘al — 1 Occ.
















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