Beelzebub

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UK/biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/US/ˈbilzɪbʌb/

proper noun

A Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron.

Similar
AduwallahAdversaryAl-ShaytaanAntichristarchfiendAsh-ShaytanAzazelBeast
OriginOld English Belzebub ← Latin Beelzebub ← Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Baalzebub · alternative Belzebuth · alternative Beëlzebub · alternative Beelzebul · alternative Beelzeboul

  1. biblicalA Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron.

    But when the Phariſees heard it, they ſaid, This fellow doeth not caſt out deuils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the deuils.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 12:24, column 1
  2. ChristianitySatan, the Devil.

    Mamma mia, let me go / Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me!

    1975, Freddie Mercury, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, in A Night at the Opera, performed by Queen

    Synonyms: Aduwallah, Adversary, Al-Shaytaan, Antichrist, archfiend, Ash-Shaytan, Azazel, Beast

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSatan, the Devil.

Similar
AduwallahAdversaryAl-ShaytaanAntichristarchfiendAsh-ShaytanAzazelBeastbogeycosmocratdeceiverdeuceDevildiabloDiabolusdickensDragonEnemyEvil One
Also see
al-shaytaanazazelcosmocratdevildragongreat red dragonluciferold harryold nedold nickold scratchold serpentprince of darknesssam scratchsatanson of the dawn

Origin

  1. Hebrewבעל זבוב“fly-lord”
  2. Ancient GreekΒεελζεβούλ
  3. LatinBeelzebub
  4. Old EnglishBelzebub
  5. EnglishBeelzebub

First attested as Old English Belzebub, from Latin Beelzebub, the Vulgate's form of Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl), from Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “fly-lord”), mentioned in 2 Kings chapter 1 as “the god of Ekron”.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ
  • Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Arabic بَعْل زَبُوب, بَعْلْزَبُول
  • بَعْل زَبُوب (baʕl zabūb)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
  • بَعْلْزَبُول (baʕlzabūl)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Basque Beltzebu
  • Beltzebua Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Bengali বাইলজাবাব
  • বাইলজাবাব (bailjabab)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Bulgarian Велзеву́л
  • Велзеву́л (Velzevúl)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Catalan Belzebú
  • Belzebúa Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Chinese Mandarin 別西卜 /别西卜, 巴力西卜
  • 別西卜 /别西卜 (Biéxībǔ)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
  • 巴力西卜 (Bālìxībǔ)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
  • 貝爾則步 /贝尔则步 (Bèi'ěrzébù)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Dutch Beëlzebub
  • Beëlzebuba Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Esperanto Belzebubo
  • Belzebuboa Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
French Belzébuth
  • Belzébutha Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
German Beelzebub
  • Beelzebuba Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Greek βελζεβούλ
  • βελζεβούλ (velzevoúl)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב
  • בַּעַל זְבוּב (bá'al zvuv)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Hindi बालज़बूब
  • बालज़बूब (bālzabūb)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Italian Belzebù
  • Belzebùa Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Portuguese Belzebu
  • Belzebua Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Russian Вельзеву́л
  • Вельзеву́л (Velʹzevúl)a Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Spanish Belcebú
  • Belcebúa Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Swedish Belsebub
  • Belsebuba Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Thai บีเอลซิบับ
  • บีเอลซิบับa Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Turkish Baalzevul
  • Baalzevula Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Vietnamese Ba-anh-xê-bụt, Bê-ên-xê-bun
  • Ba-anh-xê-bụta Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
  • Bê-ên-xê-buna Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
  • Ba-an-dơ-vúpa Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
  • Bê-en-dê-buna Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Welsh Beelsebwl
  • Beelsebwla Semitic deity, another name for the Devil
Cite this entry
APA

Beelzebub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beelzebub

MLA

“Beelzebub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beelzebub. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beelzebub,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beelzebub.

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