בַּעַל צְפוֹן Baʻal Tsᵉphôwn
Meaning
Baal-Tsephon, a place in Eqypt
In the King James Version: Baal-zephon.
Derivation: from H1168 (בַּעַל) and H6828 (צָפוֹן) (in the sense of cold) (according to others an Egyptian form of Typhon, the destroyer); Baal of winter;
Where it is used
- Exodus 14:2 “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
- Exodus 14:9 The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.
- Numbers 33:7 They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.