Baal-Hamon
/ˌbeɪ.æl ˈheɪ.mən/noun
A title or name associated in ancient Semitic religion with a deity or sanctuary, especially linked to fertility and cult worship in Punic sources.
Did you know?Baal-Hamon appears in Punic and biblical contexts as a divine or place-name tied to worship, and scholars debate whether it was a god’s title or the name of a sanctuary where offerings were made.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PSem
*baʿl-
“lord, owner, master”
Ancient Northwest Semitic
NW Semitic
baʿal
“lord, master, possessor; also a title used for deities”
Punic / Phoenician
Punic
baʿal ḥammōn
“Baal Hammon, a divine title or cultic place-name associated with worship”
Biblical Hebrew / Late Antique sources
Hebrew
baʿal ḥammān / baʿal hammon
“a referenced cultic name or location, later associated with a specific deity in Carthaginian religion”
Modern English
English
Baal-Hamon
“A historical-religious name used in scholarship and translations”