Belzebub

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛlzɛbup]

Belzebub m anim

1. Beelzebub (supreme evil spirit)

   Synonyms: Satan, Lucifer

• “Belzebub”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Belzebub”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Belzebub”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

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

Belzebub m

1. Beelzebub

Borrowed from Latin Beelzebūb, from Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl), from Hebrew בעל זבוב (baʿal zvuv, “fly-lord”).

• IPA^(key): /beld͡zeˈbub/

Belzebub m

1. Beelzebub
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 39v:

     Acre ouo nóbre en hebraẏco acron. Alli era la ẏdola q́ auẏe nóbre belzebub deus muſcarum. e dizienle deus muſcarum ço es dios de acre e fue cibdat de los phẏliſteos.

     Acre had the Hebrew name Ekron. Therein was the idol by the name of Beelzebub, "God of the Flies". And they called it God of the Flies because it was the god of Acre, which was a city of the Philistines.

• Spanish: Belcebú