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Beelzebub

Syllabification: (Be·el·ze·bub)
Pronunciation: /bēˈelzəˌbəb/
Definition of Beelzebub
  • a name for the Devil.

Origin:

from late Latin Beëlzebub, translating Hebrew ba῾al zĕḇūḇ 'lord of flies', the name of a Philistine god (2 Kings 1:2), and Greek Beelzeboul 'the Devil' (Matt. 12:24)

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