Biblical idol

The answer

BAAL

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BAAL answer page.

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• GOLDENCALF (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for BAAL

Every other clue in this collection answered by BAAL, most used first.

• False god - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
• Semitic deity - used 27 times, most recently in 2012
• Canaanite deity - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
• Jezebel's deity - used 16 times, most recently in 2009
• Jezebel's god - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Phoenician deity - used 13 times, most recently in 2008
• Canaanite god - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Jezebel's idol - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• False idol - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Ancient fertility god - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Ancient Semitic deity - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
• False god mentioned in Judges - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Ancient deity - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• False deity - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Biblical garden - EDEN, used 236 times
• Biblical twin - ESAU, used 219 times
• Biblical preposition - UNTO, used 208 times
• Biblical paradise - EDEN, used 155 times
• Biblical weed - TARE, used 76 times
• Biblical birthright seller - ESAU, used 72 times

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