Where does “lord of the flies” come from?

lord of the flies (English) comes from Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב — lord of flies.

lord of the flies (English): Beelzebub; Satan; a ruler over a worthless...

Definitions

  1. Beelzebub; Satan; a ruler over a worthless...

Ancestry of “lord of the flies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבַּעַל זְבוּבlord of flies
Every word from Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב