# Beelzebub

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/ · frequency rank #65,722

## Definitions
1. A Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron.
2. Satan, the Devil.

## Etymology
First attested as Old English Belzebub, from Latin Beelzebūb, 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”.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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