How to Pronounce Baalis
BAY-uh-lis or BAH-uh-lis
Baalis is pronounced BAY-uh-lis or BAH-uh-lis (ˈbeɪəlɪs): five syllables, stress on the first.
What does Baalis mean?
Baalis means “a rejoicing; a proud lord”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Baalis?
King of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jer. 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed governor over the cities of Judah.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Found in Scripture
Other names from Jeremiah
Baalia · BAY-uh-LYE-uh or BAH-uh-LYE-uhBaaliada · BAY-uh-LYE-uh-duh or BAH-uh-LYE-uh-duhBaalim · BAY-uh-lim or BAH-uh-limBaalmaon · BAY-uhl-MAY-ahn or BAH-uhl-MAY-ahnBaal-meon · Bah-ALL-may-AHNBaal Peor · BAY-uhl-PEE-or or BAH-uhl-PEE-orBaal-perazim · Bah-AHL-per-rah-ZEEMBeth Diblathaim · BETH-dib-luh-THAY-imBeth Gamul · beth-GAY-muhlBeth Meon · beth-MEE-on
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