Baalah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. City in Judah on the border of Benjamin, (Josh. 15:9-119And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim: 10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah: 11And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. (Joshua 15:9‑11)), (called Baale of Judah in 2 Samuel 6:22And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. (2 Samuel 6:2)), the same as KIRJATH-JEARIM (q. v.) and KIRJATH-BAAL (Josh. 15:6060Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: (Joshua 15:60); Josh. 18:14-1514And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. 15And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah: (Joshua 18:14‑15); 1 Chron. 13:66And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it. (1 Chronicles 13:6)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Transliteration:
Ba`alah
Phonic:
bah-al-aw’
Meaning:
the same as 1172; Baalah, the name of three places in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Baalah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

mistress

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Rich; her idol; a mistress:―the name of three places in Palestine [BALAH and BILHAH], Josh. 15:9. {Dives}