[CynicalBear]

>>Please provide your source for that etymology.<<

"The word "obelisk" literally means ‘Baal’s Shaft’ or Baal’s organ of reproduction. This should be especially shocking when we realize that we have a gigantic obelisk in our nation’s capital known as the Washington Monument." [Dr. Cathy Burns - Masonic and Occult Symbols Illustrated pg 341]

And yes, Bel is Baal. Baal was the sun God. It's traces all the way back to Babylon as I showed in the verses from scripture.

[NorthMountain]

[Dr. Cathy Burns - Masonic and Occult Symbols Illustrated pg 341]

Thank you. I don't find that at all credible; the "Lodge" has its own version of history that just doesn't line up with reality very well.

Credible sources suggest a reference to a spit, as for roasting:

"rectangular stone column tapering at the top," 1560s, from Middle French obélisque (16c.) and directly from Latin obeliscus "obelisk, small spit," from Greek obeliskos "small spit, obelisk, leg of a compass," diminutive of obelos "a spit, pointed pillar, needle." Related: Obeliskine.

a tall, pointed, four-sided pillar of stone ... 16th Century: via Latin from Greek obeliskos a little spit, from obelos spit

The word obelisk is taken directly from Greek, where it is a diminutive of the word obelos, meaning a spit or similar pointed object.

Anybody who thinks that a tapered pillar with a square cross section and a pyramidal cap looks like a penis has problems. Serious problems. Such people should seek help.

[NorthMountain]

Baal was the sun God.

That's not correct, either. There were actually several "Baals", none of which were "sun gods". I know that reference is only wikipedia, but it should provide a good start toward actually learning something.