ba.al pe.or names the figure to whom people are said to join or devote themselves, drawing divine anger and judgment.

The attested proper noun identifies the figure to whom people are described as going after, yoking or joining themselves, and dedicating themselves; these actions are linked in the verses with divine anger, destruction, shame, and abomination.

1. Figure joined or devoted to · dominant

   In Numbers 25:3 and Numbers 25:5, the Proper Noun occurs in clauses where Israel or particular men are said to have yoked themselves to it; the APB renders the resulting anger and the command to kill those men. Deuteronomy 4:3 recalls the destruction of those who went after it, while Hosea 9:10 describes people coming to it and dedicating themselves to shame; Psalm 106:28 adds that they joined themselves to it and ate sacrifices of the dead.

   Deuteronomy 4:3Hosea 9:10Numbers 25:3Numbers 25:5Psalm 106:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the proper name as "Baal of Peor" in clauses about going after, joining, yoking oneself to, or coming to it. Those surrounding verbs describe the clauses rather than independently defining the term.