"Bel" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Bēlus, from Ancient Greek Βῆλος (Bêlos), ultimately from Akkadian 𒂗 (bēlum). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Bēlus}} Latin Bēlus, {{der|en|grc|Βῆλος}} Ancient Greek Βῆλος (Bêlos), {{der|en|akk|bēlum|𒂗|tr=bēlum}} Akkadian 𒂗 (bēlum) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bel
  1. (mythology) A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-Bel-en-name-pbUR70vO Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (Armenian mythology) An evil giant who ruled Babylon prior to his defeat by the Armenian culture hero Hayk. Tags: Armenian Categories (topical): Armenian mythology Related terms: Baal, Baʿal
    Sense id: en-Bel-en-name-j0mRz0Yy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 47 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 54 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 63 26 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Short form of Isabel; a variant of Belle and Bell. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bel
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Bel-en-name-b1svBRzJ Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 4 9 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 50:2:",
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