بعل
- Akkadian:
- bēlu 1) boss, chief, master, lord ; 2) owner
- bêlu (G. to rule, control ;
to subdue, take possession ; stat. :
to be lord ;
to detain s.o. ;
to manage, be in charge of sth. (+acc.) ;
to be responsible for sth., lay claim to s.o. D.
- biālu (to rule , to govern , to run (a country ...))
- bēlūtu (rule , domination / dominion , ownership , empire )
- Proto-Semitic : ^*baʿāl
- Hebrew : bāʿal בעַל "to rule, own"
- Ugaritic : bʿl "lord"