"lˈɔːɹd ʌv hˈɛvən ˈɛs", ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɔːld bˈɑːl ʃˈeɪməm bˈiː ɐ lˌɛɾɚtˈuːbˈiːˈɛf ˈɛl ʃˈeɪməm ænd bˈɑːl ʃˈæmeɪm bˈiː ɐ lˌɛɾɚtˈuːbˈiːˈɛf ɐ ˈɛl ʃˈæmeɪɪm, wʌzɐ nɔːɹθwˈɛst sɛmˈɪɾɪk ɡˈɑːd ænd ɐ tˈaɪɾəl ɐplˈaɪd tə dˈɪfɹənt ɡˈɑːdz æt dˈɪfɹənt plˈeɪsᵻz ɔːɹ tˈaɪmz ɪn ˈeɪntʃənt mˈɪdəl ˈiːstɚn ɪnskɹˈɪpʃənz, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn kˈænɑːn slˈæʃ foʊnˈɪʃə ænd sˈɪɹiə.
"Lord of Heaven[s]"), also called Baal Shamem ( Baʿl Šāmēm) and Baal Shamaim ( Baʿal Šāmayīm), was a Northwest Semitic god and a title applied to different gods at different places or times in ancient Middle Eastern inscriptions, especially in Canaan/Phoenicia and Syria.