Baal-zebub
בַּעַל זְבוּבStrong’s H1176baal zevuv (ba-al ze-vuv)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Baal zevuv is the Hebrew word usually translated “baal” and “zebub”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.1.2
How it's translated
- baal 4
- zebub 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Kings 1:3But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
- 2 Kings 1:6And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
- 2 Kings 1:16And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
Hebrew dictionary
בַּעַל זְבוּב baal zevuv · Baal-zebub
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.1.2 § Baal-zebub = "lord of the fly" a Philistine deity worshipped at Ekron
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “baal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BA'AL, noun
An idol among the ancient Chaldeans and Syrians, representing the sun. The word signifies also lord, or commander; and the character of the idol was varied by different nations, at different times. Thus baal Berith is supposed to signify the Lord of the Covenant; baal Peor, or rather baal Phegor, the Lord of the dead. Ps. cvi, baal Zebub, the god of flies, etc.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.