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Where does “بعل” come from?

بعل (Arabic) comes from Hebrew בַּעַל, from Proto-Semitic baʿl- — lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

بعل (Arabic): husband; lord, master; owner

Definitions

  1. husband; lord, master; owner

Ancestry of “بعل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבַּעַלmaster; master, owner; lord, master; Baal
2Proto-Semiticbaʿl-lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...
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