Topic
Baali
2 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Hosea 2:16Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave An appellation of JEHOVAH
And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
- Hosea 2:17ISBE
For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
My lord, a title the prophet (Hos. 2:16) reproaches the Jewish church for applying to Jehovah, instead of the more endearing title Ishi, meaning “my husband.”
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
ba'-a-li ba`ali, ("my master"): Baal, a common name for all heathen gods, had in common practice been used also of Yahweh. Hosea (Ho 2:16,17) demands that Yahweh be no longer called Ba`ali ("my Baal" = "my lord") but 'Ishi ("my husband"), and we find that later the Israelites abandoned the use of Ba`al for Yahweh.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → An appellation of JEHOVAH Ho 2:16
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.