Baalzephon
/ˌbɑːl zɛˈfoʊn/noun
A biblical place-name associated with a sanctuary or locality near the Red Sea.
Did you know?Baalzephon is a Semitic theophoric name built from Baal (“lord/master”) and Zaphon (“north”), and in Northwest Semitic religion Zaphon was also the name of a sacred mountain linked with divine power.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Northwest Semitic
Semitic
baʿal ṣāp̄ōn
““Lord of Zaphon/North,” a divine title or place-name”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
baʿal ṣəp̄ōn
“A location or shrine-name mentioned in the Hebrew Bible”
Septuagint Greek
Greek
Βεελσεφών
“Greek rendering of the name”
Latin
Latin
Baalzebon / Baalsephon
“Latinized biblical form of the place-name”
Modern English
English
Baalzephon
“A biblical place-name or transliterated ancient name”