H1078 בֵּל
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 3 KJV occurrences
בֵּל
Bêl · bale
Definition
Bel, the Baal of the Babylonians
KJV Renderings
Bel.
Derivation / Etymology
by contraction for H1168 (בַּעַל);
KJV Verses (3)
- Isaiah 46:1Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
- Jeremiah 50:2Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
- Jeremiah 51:44And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.