Beelzebub.
A Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron.
Meaning & usage
A Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron.
Satan, the Devil.
Where this word comes from
First attested as Old English Belzebub, from Latin Beelzebub, 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”.
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