baal

¹

[ bahl ]

adverb

, Australian Slang.

1. no; not.

Baal

²

[ bey-uhl, beyl ]

noun

, plural Ba·al·im [bey, -, uh, -lim, bey, -lim].

1. any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
2. (sometimes lowercase) a false god.

Baal

/ bɑːl /

noun

1. any of several ancient Semitic fertility gods
2. Phoenician myth the sun god and supreme national deity
3. sometimes not capital any false god or idol

Other Words From

• Baal·ish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of baal¹

Australian Pidgin English < Dharuk bí-al

Origin of baal²

From the Hebrew word baʿal lord

Word History and Origins

Origin of baal¹

from Hebrew bá'al lord, master

Example Sentences

Hezbollah said what it had targeted was the headquarters of an Israeli military reconnaissance unit in response to "the enemy's assassination of a number of resistance fighters in Ain Baal and Chehabiyeh".

From BBC

Mark van Baal, founder of Follow This, said in a statement on the firm’s website that the move showed Exxon “wants to prevent shareholders from using their rights.”

From New York Times

“With this deal, Chevron is betting on the failure of the Paris Climate Agreement,” said Mark van Baal, the founder of Follow This, an activist shareholder group.

From Reuters

"Investor pressure has decreased; they're backtracking... the big investors are enabling this," said climate investment group Follow This founder Mark van Baal.

From Reuters

“It’s incomprehensible that most investors still accept the U.S. supermajors’ refusal to cut emissions this decade,” Mark van Baal, the founder of the environmental advocacy group Follow This, said after the meetings.

From New York Times