BAAL-PERAZIM bāl pĭ rā’ zĭm (בַּֽעַל־פְּרָצִימ׃֮, possessor of breaches or Baal of Perazim). A name given to the place where David smote the Philistines after he was made the king of Israel (2 Sam 5:20; 1 Chron 14:11). David so named the place because the Lord broke (פָּרַץ, H7287) his enemies before him there. Although the exact site is not known, two locations are suggested, both near Jerusalem. One is the modern Sheikh Bedr NW of Jerusalem; and the other is in the valley of Rephaim SW of Jerusalem.