Baal-berith — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּעַל בְּרִית
בַּעַל בְּרִית
Baal-berith means Baal of (the) covenant.
Built from
בַּעַל Baʻal — Baal, a Phoenician deity open in the lexicon ›
בְּרִית bᵉrîyth — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H1168 and H1285; Baal of (the) covenant; Baal-Berith, a special deity of the Shechemites.
First appearance
Judg 8:33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal–berith their god.