Lexical Definition

‎בַּעַל צְפוֹן‎ Baʻal Tsᵉphôwn (bah'-al tsef-one') Baal-zephon ^N:N--L
from ‎בַּעַל‎ and ‎צָפוֹן‎ (in the sense of cold) (according to others an Egyptian form of Typhon, the destroyer); Baal of winter

Baal-zephon.

• § Baal Tsphon or Baal-zephon = "lord of the north"
• Baal-Tsephon, a place in Eqypt

1) a place in Egypt near the Red Sea where Pharaoh and his army were destroyed during the Exodus

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בַּ֫עַל צְפוֺן‎ proper name, of a location Exod 14:2; Exod 14:9; Num 33:7, near Red Sea in Egypt, probably Mt. `Atâka, Eb^{GS 524}.

Also see: צָפוֹן | צְפוֹנִי | צְפוֹנִי

‎צְפוֺן‎, ‎צְפוֺנִי‎ see ‎צִפְיוֺן‎. below,

Also see: צָפוֹן

‎צְפוֺן‎, in ‎בַּעַל צְפוֺן‎ (q. v.), perhaps proper name, of deity, Bae^{Rel. 22} Nö^{ZMG zlii (1888). 472} Gray^{Prop. N. 134}.

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Baal-zephon • Egyptian location where the Israelites camped before crossing the Red Sea.

Baal-zephon was an Egyptian location where the Israelites camped before crossing the Red Sea. (Exodus 14:2, 9; Numbers 33:7)

• A location first mentioned at Exo.14.2;
• only referred to as Baal-zephon בַּעַל צְפוֹן.
  

Baal-zephon is mentioned in Exodus 14:2, 9, and Numbers 33:7 as a place near where the Israelites camped before crossing the Red Sea during their exodus from Egypt. God instructed Moses to have the people turn back and camp near Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon (Exodus 14:2). The Egyptians caught up with the Israelites as they were camped by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon (Exodus 14:9). The exact location of Baal-zephon is uncertain, but it was likely situated on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez, near the northern tip of the Red Sea. The name "Baal-zephon" means "Lord of the North" or "Baal of the North," possibly referring to a local deity worshipped by the Egyptians in that area.

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