Where does “Bel” come from?
Bel comes from English Isabel, from Ancient Greek Βῆλος, from Akkadian 𒂗, ultimately from Proto-Semitic baʿl-.
Bel (English): A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal
Definitions
- A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal
Ancestry of “Bel”, step by step
Bel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Isabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Isabel | A place name |
| 2 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 3 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 5 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 7 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 8 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 9 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |