Strong's Hebrew · H1078
בֵּל
Bêl · bale
DefinitionBel, the Baal of the Babylonians
Derivationby contraction for H1168 (בַּעַל);
KJV usageBel.
Occurrences3 in the KJV · 3 verses
בֵּל in Scripture
Isaiah 46:1
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy laden; they are a burden to the weary beast .
Jeremiah 50:2
Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Jeremiah 51:44
And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.