ba.al be.rit is a proper name used for the god made by Israel and for the house from which silver was given.

The term is used as a proper name in connection with Israel making it their god in Judges 8:33 and with a house identified by that name in Judges 9:4.

1. Proper name for a god and its house · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Judges 8:33 the APB renders that Israel “made Baal-berith their god”; in Judges 9:4 it renders silver as given “from the house of Baal-berith.”

   Judges 8:33Judges 9:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “Baal-berith” in both verses, identifying it as “their god” in Judges 8:33 and naming a “house of Baal-berith” in Judges 9:4. The verse is read as a whole.