How to Pronounce Beelzebub
bee-EL-zih-buhb
Beelzebub is pronounced bee-EL-zih-buhb (biːˈɛlzəbʌb): four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: bee-EL-zeh-buhb.
What does Beelzebub mean?
Beelzebub means “same as Baalzebub”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
What is Beelzebub?
(Gr. form Beel’zebul), the name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matt. 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22). It is probably the same as Baalzebub (q.v.), the god of Ekron, meaning “the lord of flies,” or, as others think, “the lord of dung,” or “the dung-god.”
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
bee-EL-zeh-buhb
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