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Beelzebub.

the god of the Philistine city of Ekron.

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[beˈɛɫ.zɛ.bʊb]Classical-Latin[beˈɛl.d͡ze.bub]
  1. the god of the Philistine city of Ekron.

    indeclinable · masculine
  2. Beelzebul

    derogatory · indeclinable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Translating Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl) and Biblical Hebrew בעל זבוב (Ba‘al-z'būb, “fly-lord”); perhaps a corruption of Beelzebul, meaning Lord of the Dwelling, with -bul altered to -bub to change the meaning to Lord of the Flies.

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