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Where does “Belzebub” come from?

Belzebub (Old English) comes from Latin Beelzebūb, from Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ, from Hebrew בעל זבוב, from Hebrew בַּעַל, from Proto-Semitic baʿl- — lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

Ancestry of “Belzebub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBeelzebūb—
2Ancient GreekΒεελζεβούλ—
3Hebrewבעל זבובfly-lord
4Hebrewבַּעַלmaster; master, owner; lord, master; Baal
5Proto-Semiticbaʿl-lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...
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