Baal-shalisha — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּעַל שָׁלִשָׁה

בַּעַל שָׁלִשָׁה

Baʻal Shâlishâh · pronounced bah'-al shaw-lee-shaw' · Strong's H1190 · a place

Baal-shalisha means Baal of Shalishah, Baal-Shalishah, a place in Palestine.

Built from

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

שָׁלִשָׁה Shâlishâh (and, H8031) — trebled land open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1168 and H8031; Baal of Shalishah, Baal-Shalishah, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

2Kgs 4:42 And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. (KJV)

Every verse that names Baal-shalisha

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Kings

2Kgs 4:42

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