בֵּל
bel · Bel
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1078 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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bel (בֵּל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Bel”.
The chief god of Babylon.
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bel
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Isaiah 46:1
Bel bends, Nebo stoops; their idols are for the animals and for the livestock; the things you carried are loaded, a load for the weary beast.
- Jeremiah 50:2
Declare among the nations and proclaim, and lift up a banner; proclaim, do not conceal it; say, “Babylon is captured, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her idols are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.”
- Jeremiah 51:44
And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and bring out what he has swallowed from his mouth; and the nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon has fallen.