בְּ/בַ֥עַל
𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋
Baal Chatsor
in Baal
Baal-Hazor is a compound toponym referring to a specific site known as 'the lord/owner of Hazor' or 'Baal of Hazor,' attested in the Hebrew Bible as the site north of Bethel near Ephraim where Absalom held a sheep-shearing event (2 Samuel 13:23). The name forms part of a wider pattern of place names in ancient West Semitic societies where 'Baal' (lord, owner, master, or patron deity) is joined to a geographic feature or local landmark, and 'Hazor' here likely denotes an enclosure, settlement, or area with enclosures. Thus, Baal-Hazor designates either a place associated with Baal worship at this Hazor, or the prominent/higher enclosure, depending on interpretive nuance. The usage in the Hebrew Bible strongly situates it as a physical locale rather than a personal title.
2 Samuel 13:23 · Word #7
Lexicon H1178
| Lemma | בַּעַל חָצוֹר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤇𐤑𐤅𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Baal Chatsor |
| Strong's | H1178 |
| Definition | Baal-Hazor is a compound toponym referring to a specific site known as 'the lord/owner of Hazor' or 'Baal of Hazor,' attested in the Hebrew Bible as the site north of Bethel near Ephraim where Absalom held a sheep-shearing event (2 Samuel 13:23). The name forms part of a wider pattern of place names in ancient West Semitic societies where 'Baal' (lord, owner, master, or patron deity) is joined to a geographic feature or local landmark, and 'Hazor' here likely denotes an enclosure, settlement, or area with enclosures. Thus, Baal-Hazor designates either a place associated with Baal worship at this Hazor, or the prominent/higher enclosure, depending on interpretive nuance. The usage in the Hebrew Bible strongly situates it as a physical locale rather than a personal title. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in Baal |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1178-01
in Baal-Hazor
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ('in') + proper noun, masculine singular place name (compound of בַּעַל and חָצוֹר). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form includes the prefixed preposition בְּ ('in') attached to the proper place name Baal-Hazor, a compound meaning 'Lord/Owner of the Enclosure (Hazor).' The rendering preserves both the locative prefix and the root-based sense of the compound toponym. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Baal Chatsor
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Baal-Hazor |
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