"Beelzebub" meaning in English

See Beelzebub in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbilzɪbʌb/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Beelzebub.wav
Etymology: First attested as Old English Belzebub, from Latin Beelzebūb, the Vulgate's form of Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl), from Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “fly-lord”), mentioned in 2 Kings chapter 1 as “the god of Ekron”. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Belzebub}} Old English Belzebub, {{der|en|la|Beelzebūb}} Latin Beelzebūb, {{der|en|grc|Βεελζεβούλ}} Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl), {{der|en|he|בעל זבוב||fly-lord|tr=ba‘al-z'vúv}} Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “fly-lord”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Beelzebub
  1. (biblical) A Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron. Categories (topical): Bible, Gods
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  2. (Christianity) Satan, the Devil. Categories (topical): Christianity, Biblical characters Synonyms: Satan Translations (a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil): 𐔱𐔴𐔾𐔵𐔴𐔱𐕒𐕡𐔾 (belzebul) (Aghwan), Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), بَعْل زَبُوب (baʕl zabūb) [masculine] (Arabic), بَعْلْزَبُول (baʕlzabūl) [masculine] (Arabic), ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Բեհեղզեբուղ (Beheġzebuġ) (Armenian), Beltzebu (Basque), বাইলজাবাব (bailjabab) (Bengali), Велзеву́л (Velzevúl) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Belzebú [masculine] (Catalan), 別西卜 (Chinese Mandarin), 别西卜 (Biéxībǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 巴力西卜 (Bālìxībǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 貝爾則步 (Chinese Mandarin), 贝尔则步 (Bèi'ěrzébù) [Catholic] (Chinese Mandarin), Beëlzebub [masculine] (Dutch), Belzebubo (Esperanto), Belzébuth [masculine] (French), Beelzebub [masculine] (German), βελζεβούλ (velzevoúl) [masculine] (Greek), בַּעַל זְבוּב (bá'al zvuv) [masculine] (Hebrew), Belzebù [masculine] (Italian), Белзебүл (Belzebül) (Kazakh), Бағал-Зебуб (Bağal-Zebub) (Kazakh), Велзевул (Velzevul) [masculine] (Macedonian), Belzebu [masculine] (Portuguese), Вельзеву́л (Velʹzevúl) [masculine] (Russian), Belcebú [masculine] (Spanish), Belsebub (Swedish), บีเอลซิบับ (Thai), Baalzevul (Turkish), Beýelzebul (Turkmen), Ba-anh-xê-bụt (Vietnamese), Bê-ên-xê-bun (Vietnamese), Ba-an-dơ-vúp (Vietnamese), Bê-en-dê-bun (Vietnamese), Beelsebwl (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Beelzebub-en-name-rU3HGMCO Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 33 67 Categories (other): Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Aghwan translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Classical Syriac translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Turkmen translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 32 23 1 12 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 27 26 1 13 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Aghwan translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Syriac translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkmen translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 35 65 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Baalzebub, Belzebuth, Beëlzebub, Beelzebul Related terms: Baal, lord of the flies

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "Белзебүл"
        },
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          "_dis1": "28 72",
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          "roman": "Bağal-Zebub",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "word": "Бағал-Зебуб"
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          "_dis1": "28 72",
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          "roman": "Velzevul",
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          ],
          "word": "Велзевул"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
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          ],
          "word": "Belzebu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "Velʹzevúl",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Вельзеву́л"
        },
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          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
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          "word": "Belcebú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "word": "Belsebub"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "word": "บีเอลซิบับ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "word": "Baalzevul"
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          "_dis1": "28 72",
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          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "word": "Beýelzebul"
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          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "word": "Ba-anh-xê-bụt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "word": "Bê-ên-xê-bun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "word": "Ba-an-dơ-vúp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
          "word": "Bê-en-dê-bun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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      "word": "Belzebuth"
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      "word": "Beëlzebub"
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      "code": "xag",
      "lang": "Aghwan",
      "roman": "belzebul",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "𐔱𐔴𐔾𐔵𐔴𐔱𐕒𐕡𐔾"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "baʕl zabūb",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بَعْل زَبُوب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "baʕlzabūl",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بَعْلْزَبُول"
    },
    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "Beheġzebuġ",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Բեհեղզեբուղ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Beltzebu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bailjabab",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "বাইলজাবাব"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Velzevúl",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Велзеву́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Belzebú"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "別西卜"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Biéxībǔ",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "别西卜"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Bālìxībǔ",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "巴力西卜"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "貝爾則步"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Bèi'ěrzébù",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "Catholic"
      ],
      "word": "贝尔则步"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Beëlzebub"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Belzebubo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Belzébuth"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Beelzebub"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "velzevoúl",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "βελζεβούλ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Beelzeboúl",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Βεελζεβούλ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bá'al zvuv",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "בַּעַל זְבוּב"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Belzebù"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Belzebül",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Белзебүл"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Bağal-Zebub",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Бағал-Зебуб"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Velzevul",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Велзевул"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Belzebu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Velʹzevúl",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Вельзеву́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Belcebú"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Belsebub"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "บีเอลซิบับ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Baalzevul"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Beýelzebul"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Ba-anh-xê-bụt"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Bê-ên-xê-bun"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Ba-an-dơ-vúp"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Bê-en-dê-bun"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil",
      "word": "Beelsebwl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Beelzebub"
}

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