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Baalah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(mistress). (1) For Kirjath-jearim (Josh. 15:9-10⁹And 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: (Joshua 15:9‑10)); Beale (2 Sam. 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)); Kirjath-baal (Josh. 15:60; 18:14⁶⁰Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: (Joshua 15:60)
¹⁴And 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. (Joshua 18:14)). (2) A town in south Judah (Josh. 15:29²⁹Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, (Joshua 15:29)). Balah (Josh. 19:3³And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, (Joshua 19:3)); and Eilheh (1 Chron. 4:29²⁹And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, (1 Chronicles 4:29)).

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)).

2. Town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:29²⁹Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, (Joshua 15:29)): apparently given to Simeon, and called BALAH in Joshua 19:3³And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, (Joshua 19:3), and BILHAH in 1 Chronicles 4:29²⁹And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, (1 Chronicles 4:29).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1173 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

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}