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Old English · proper noun

Belzebub

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Modern English
beelzebub

Meaning

  1. Beelzebub

Etymology

From Latin Beelzebūb, the Vulgate's form of Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl), from Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “fly-lord”)

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