Words Starting with B

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Ba'al

A Northwest Semitic title meaning 'lord' or 'master,' used for deities and human owners in ancient texts.

Baa

The bleating sound a sheep makes.

Baal

A title used in ancient Near Eastern religions to denote a deity or lord.

Baal-Hamon

A title or name associated in ancient Semitic religion with a deity or sanctuary, especially linked to fertility and cult worship in Punic sources.

Baal-Zebub

A Philistine god-name later used in Jewish and Christian tradition as a title for a demon or the devil.

Baalat

A Semitic word/title meaning "lady" or "mistress," used as a feminine form of Baal and in the names of goddesses or revered female deities.

Baalbek

An ancient city in Lebanon, famous for its Roman temple ruins.

Baalberith

A deity or demon associated with covenant-making in ancient Near Eastern cultures.

Baalim

A plural Hebrew form of Baal, used in the Bible for the various local deities or idol-gods of Canaan.

Baalism

The worship or cultic devotion associated with Baal, a title used for various ancient Near Eastern deities.

Baalite

A worshipper or devotee of Baal, a name used for several ancient West Semitic deities.

Baalzebub

A form of the name of a Philistine deity later used in Jewish and Christian tradition for a demon or chief devil.

Baalzephon

A biblical place-name associated with a sanctuary or locality near the Red Sea.

Bazaar

A market in which goods and services are exchanged, commonly found in Middle Eastern countries.

Baba

A familiar term for a father, grandfather, or older person in many languages; in English, it also appears in borrowed names and terms from other cultures.

Babalawo

A Yoruba priest or diviner, especially one trained in Ifá divination.

Babbitt

A conformist, materialistic person, especially one who is smugly conventional and self-satisfied.

Babble

To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish or excited way.

Babbler

A person who talks excessively or incoherently.

Babbles

Third-person singular present tense of babble; to talk rapidly, foolishly, or indistinctly.