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Baali

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(my lord). My idol! A repudiated word of endearment (Hos. 2:16¹⁶And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. (Hosea 2:16)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Israel had attributed to Baalim the blessings Jehovah had given them: Jehovah said He would strip them of those mercies to show them their folly. In the last days a remnant will be brought into the wilderness, and be spoken comfortably to. Self judgment will be the door of hope —(Valley of Achor). God will no longer be called “my Master,” as the word Baali signifies, but “Husband,” and He will take away the names of their idolatrous masters, Baalim, and they shall no more be remembered (Hos. 2:16¹⁶And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. (Hosea 2:16): Compare Hos. 2:8,13,17⁸For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. (Hosea 2:8)
¹³And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the Lord. (Hosea 2:13)
¹⁷For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name. (Hosea 2:17)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1180 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Ba`aliy

Phonic:

bah-al-ee’

Meaning:

from 1167 with pron. suff.; my master; Baali, a symbolical name for Jehovah

KJV Usage:

Baali

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my lord

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

My lord; my master:―a symbolical name for Jehovah [ISHI], Hos. 2:16. {Dominus meus}