Baal is a Semitic term for "Lord" or "owner". Baal may also refer to: Religion Baal (demon), a Christian demon, loosely identified with the Canaanite god Baal Peor, a Canaanite deity Baal-berith, worshiped in ancient Canaan Baal-zebub or Beelzebub, a demon in some Abrahamic religions Hadad, a Canaanite deity commonly known as Baal or Ba'lu Places Baal, Germany, a village in the municipality of Hückelhoven Baal, Belgium, a village in the municipality of Tremelo Baal, Netherlands, a hamlet in the Dutch province Gelderland People Baal I, 7th-century BC king of Tyre Baal Shem Tov (1698–1760), Jewish mystical rabbi Baal HaTanya (1745–1812), Orthodox Rabbi Baal Müller (born 1969), German writer and publisher Adam Muraszko (stage name Baal), Czech/Polish heavy metal musician Georges Baal (1938–2013), Hungarian writer Johann Baal (1657–1701), German composer Karin Baal (born 1940), German film actress Loïc Baal (born 1992), French footballer Ludovic Baal (born 1986), French Guianese footballer Arts and entertainment Characters and fictional entities Baal (comics), a Marvel Comics character Bhaal (Forgotten Realms), a fictional deity in the Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms novels and games Ba'al (Stargate), a fictional character in Stargate SG-1 Ba'al, a character in Vampireology: The True History of the Fallen General Baal, a character of the video game Grandia Baal, a character in the Diablo series Baal, a character in the Disgaea series of games A fictional planet in the Warhammer 40,000 series Ba'al, a character in the video game Genshin Impact Music Baal (band), a Danish rock band BAAL (Serbian band), a Serbian gothic rock band Baal (EP), a 1981 EP by David Bowie, featuring incidental music written for Brecht's play Baal: Book of Angels Volume 15, a 2010 album by the Ben Goldberg Quartet composed by John Zorn "Baäl", a song by Exuma from his 1970 album Exuma II Other uses in arts and entertainment Baal (film), a 1970 German TV film, directed by Volker Schlöndorff and based on the play Baal (play), a 1918 play by Bertolt Brecht Baal (video game), a 1988 computer game for the Amiga Baal, a 1978 horror novel by Robert McCammon Other uses British Association for Applied Linguistics, a UK society for applied linguists Baal teshuva movement, worldwide movement among the Jewish people See also Baalah (disambiguation) Bael (disambiguation) Ball (disambiguation) Bail (disambiguation) Bale (disambiguation) Belus (disambiguation)