Baal-meon — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּעַל מְעוֹן

בַּעַל מְעוֹן

Baʻal Mᵉʻôwn · pronounced bah-al meh-one' · Strong's H1186 · a place

Baal-meon means Baal-Meon, a place East of the Jordan.

Built from

בַּעַל Baʻal (from, H1168) — Baal, a Phoenician deity open in the lexicon ›

מָעוֹן mâʻôwn (and, H4583) — an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair) open in the lexicon ›

from H1168 and H4583; Baal of (the) habitation (of) (compare H1010); Baal-Meon, a place East of the Jordan.

Num 32:38 And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Numbers, 1 Chronicles, Ezekiel

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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