How to Pronounce Baal-meon
Bah-ALL-may-AHN
Baal-meon is pronounced Bah-ALL-may-AHN (ˈbeɪəlˈmiːɑːn): four syllables, stress on the second and fourth. Also heard: BAY-uhl-MEE-ahn or BAH-uhl-MEE-ahn.
What does Baal-meon mean?
Baal-meon means “idol or master of the house”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Baal-meon?
Lord of dwelling, a town of Reuben (Num. 32:38), called also Beth-meon (Jer. 48:23) and Beth-baal-meon (Josh. 13:17). It is supposed to have been the birth-place of Elisha. It is identified with the modern M’ain, about 3 miles south-east of Heshbon.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
BAY-uhl-MEE-ahn or BAH-uhl-MEE-ahn
Found in Scripture
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