Baali (title)
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Baali is a former title used by the Israelite
s for God
. The title, which means "my lord," is derived from the possessive form of the honorific Baal
. The Judeo-Christian
prophet Hosea (Book of Hosea
2:16) reproached Jews for applying the title to Jehovah
. Instead, he said, they should have used the endearing title Ishi
, which means "my husband". The verse goes http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hos%202:16;&version=49;:
Israelite
According to the Bible the Israelites were a Hebrew-speaking people of the Ancient Near East who inhabited the Land of Canaan during the monarchic period .The word "Israelite" derives from the Biblical Hebrew ישראל...
s for God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
. The title, which means "my lord," is derived from the possessive form of the honorific Baal
Baal
Baʿal is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant and Asia Minor, cognate to Akkadian Bēlu...
. The Judeo-Christian
Judeo-Christian
Judeo-Christian is a term used in the United States since the 1940s to refer to standards of ethics said to be held in common by Judaism and Christianity, for example the Ten Commandments...
prophet Hosea (Book of Hosea
Book of Hosea
The Book of Hosea is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. It stands first in order among what are known as the twelve Minor Prophets.-Background and Content:...
2:16) reproached Jews for applying the title to Jehovah
Jehovah
Jehovah is an anglicized representation of Hebrew , a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton , the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible....
. Instead, he said, they should have used the endearing title Ishi
Ishi
Ishi was the last member of the Yahi, the last surviving group of the Yana people of the U.S. state of California. Ishi is believed to have been the last Native American in Northern California to have lived most of his life completely outside the European American culture...
, which means "my husband". The verse goes http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hos%202:16;&version=49;:
"It will come about in that day," declares the LORD,
"That you will call Me 1 Ishi
And will no longer call Me ² Baali.
- Hosea 2:16 I.e. my husband
- Hosea 2:16 I.e. my master, or my Baal