| | Lexicon Baalis: perhaps "son of delight," an Ammonite kingOriginal Word: בַּעֲלִיסPart of Speech: Proper Name MasculineTransliteration: BaalisPhonetic Spelling: (bah-al-ece')Short Definition: Baalis NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Origin of uncertain derivationDefinition perhaps "son of delight," an Ammonite kingNASB Translation Baalis (1). 
Brown-Driver-Briggsבַּעֲלִיס  proper name, masculine  (GrMonatsschrift, 1885, 471  reads בַּעְלִיס ; = בֶּןעֲֿלִיס son of delight  ? compare below בְּ ) king of Ammonites Jeremiah 40:14  (Manuscripts & JosAnt. x. 9 , 2 read בעלים ).   בְּעֹן see בית בעל מען below בית. 
 
 
 
Strong's Baalis  Probably from a derivative of alac with prepositional prefix; in exultation; Baalis, an Ammonitish king -- Baalis.  see HEBREW alac  | 
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