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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Proto-Semitic *baʿl-. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Proper noun
Baʻl
- Alternative form of Baal.
1980, E. Theodore Mullen, “The Roles of ʼĒl and Baʻl in Canaanite Mythology”, in The Divine Council in Canaanite and Early Hebrew Literature, →DOI, page 9:One of the most perplexing problems in the study of Canaanite religion and mythology is the relationship between the high god ʼĒl and the storm-god Baʻl as they are represented in the mythological texts from ancient Ugarit.
2011, Pritchard, James B., editor, The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures, Princeton University Press, page 295:I am Azitawadda, the blessed of Baʻl, the servant of Baʻl, whom Awrikku made powerful, king of the Danunites.
2018, Maria Giulia Amadisi Guzzo, José Ángel Zamora, “The Phoenician Marzeaḥ”, in Studia Eblaitica, volume 4, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 198:The Phoenician text is followed by a short summary in Greek, where Shamaʻbaʻl ("Baʻl listens") has the Greek name Διοπείθης ("Obeying Zeus").