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Baalis

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(son of exultation). A king of the Ammonites (Jer. 40:14¹⁴And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. (Jeremiah 40:14)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

King of the Ammonites, who sent Ishmael to slay Gedaliah (Jer. 40:14¹⁴And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. (Jeremiah 40:14)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1185 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Ba`alic

Phonic:

bah-al-ece’

Meaning:

probably from a derivative of 5965 with prepositional prefix; in exultation; Baalis, an Ammonitish king

KJV Usage:

Baalis

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

lord of the banner: in causing the joy

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

With exultation:-an Ammonitish king, Jer. 40:14. {Cum exsultatione}