What does בַּעַל פְּעוֹר mean in the Bible?
בַּעַל פְּעוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "Baal-Peor , a Moabitish deity".
Hebrew · H1187
בַּעַל פְּעוֹר
Baal-Peor , a Moabitish deity
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בַּעַל פְּעוֹר H1187
What does בַּעַל פְּעוֹר mean in the Bible?
בַּעַל פְּעוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "Baal-Peor , a Moabitish deity".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1187?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include vvv (5), Baal of Peor (3), at Baal-peor (1), to Baal of Peor (1), to Baal-peor (1).
Where does בַּעַל פְּעוֹר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 25:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (4), Numbers (4), Hosea (2), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It vvv 5× Numbers 25:5, Deuteronomy 4:3, Psalms 106:28, Hosea 9:10
Baal of Peor 3× Numbers 25:3, Numbers 25:5, Deuteronomy 4:3
at Baal-peor 1× Deuteronomy 4:3
to Baal of Peor 1× Psalms 106:28
to Baal-peor 1× Hosea 9:10
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 25:3 לְבַ֣עַל to Preposition Numbers 25:3 פְּע֑וֹר to Baal of Peor Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Numbers 25:5 לְבַ֥עַל to vvv Preposition Numbers 25:5 פְּעֽוֹר׃ to Baal of Peor Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Deuteronomy 4:3 בְּבַ֣עַל to vvv Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Deuteronomy 4:3 פְּע֑וֹר to at Baal-peor Conjunction Deuteronomy 4:3 בַֽעַל־ to vvv Preposition Deuteronomy 4:3 פְּע֔וֹר to Baal of Peor Noun - proper - feminine singular Psalms 106:28 לְבַ֣עַל to vvv Preposition Psalms 106:28 פְּע֑וֹר to to Baal of Peor Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 25:3
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 4
Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 4 Psalms 2 Hosea 2
Source forms
פְּע֑וֹר 3x pə·‘ō·wr Numbers 25:3, Deuteronomy 4:3, Psalms 106:28
בַֽעַל־ 2x ḇa·‘al- Deuteronomy 4:3, Hosea 9:10
לְבַ֣עַל 2x lə·ḇa·‘al Numbers 25:3, Psalms 106:28
בְּבַ֣עַל 1x bə·ḇa·‘al Deuteronomy 4:3
לְבַ֥עַל 1x lə·ḇa·‘al Numbers 25:5
פְּע֔וֹר 1x pə·‘ō·wr Deuteronomy 4:3
פְּע֗וֹר 1x pə·‘ō·wr Hosea 9:10
פְּעֽוֹר׃ 1x pə·‘ō·wr Numbers 25:5
Parsing patterns
Preposition 5x Numbers 25:3, Numbers 25:5, Deuteronomy 4:3, Psalms 106:28
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Numbers 25:3, Numbers 25:5, Psalms 106:28
Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Deuteronomy 4:3, Hosea 9:10
Conjunction 1x Deuteronomy 4:3
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 4:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Baal-Peor , a Moabitish deity
Source Gloss
Baal-Peor , a Moabitish deity
Extended definition
Baal-peor.
Word Origins
בַּעַל פְּעוֹר is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain