King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1185
Transliteration: Baalis
Phonetic Spelling: (bah-al-ece')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: perhaps "son of delight", an Ammonite king
Meaning: Baalis -- perhaps "son of delight", an Ammonite king
Word Summary
Baalis: perhaps "son of delight", an Ammonite king
Original Word: בַּעֲלִיסTransliteration: Baalis
Phonetic Spelling: (bah-al-ece')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: perhaps "son of delight", an Ammonite king
Meaning: Baalis -- perhaps "son of delight", an Ammonite king
Strong's Concordance
Baalis Probably from a derivative of alac with prepositional prefix; in exultation; Baalis, an Ammonitish king -- Baalis.
see HEBREW alac
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1185. Baalis
בַּעֲלִיס proper name, masculine (GrMonatsschrift, 1885, 471 reads בַּעְלִיס; = בֶּןעֲֿלִיס son of delight ? compare below בְּ) king of Ammonites Jeremiah 40:14 (Manuscripts & JosAnt. x. 9, 2 read בעלים).
בְּעֹן see מען בעל בית below בית.