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Lexicon :: Strong's H1176 - baʿal zᵊḇûḇ

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בַּעַל זְבוּב
Transliteration
baʿal zᵊḇûḇ
Pronunciation
bah'-al zev-oov'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs: בעל זבוב.

Strong’s Definitions

בַּעַל זְבוּב Baʻal Zᵉbûwb, bah'-al zeb-oob'; from H1168 and H2070; Baal of (the) Fly; Baal-Zebub, a special deity of the Ekronites:—Baal-zebub.

Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciations of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H1176 in the following manner: Baalzebub (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H1176 in the following manner: Baalzebub (4x).

  1. Baal-zebub = "lord of the fly"

    1. a Philistine deity worshipped at Ekron

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בַּעַל זְבוּב Baʻal Zᵉbûwb, bah'-al zeb-oob'; from H1168 and H2070; Baal of (the) Fly; Baal-Zebub, a special deity of the Ekronites:—Baal-zebub.

Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciations of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).

STRONGS H1176: Abbreviations
II. 4. זְבוּב ב׳ Lord of flies 2 Kings 1:2, 3, 6, 16

This is a portion of the full BDB entry H1168.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

1:2; 1:3; 1:6; 1:16

H1176

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Strong's Number H1176 matches the Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (baʿal zᵊḇûḇ),
which occurs 8 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:2 - And Ochozias fell through the lattice that was in his upper chamber in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go and enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my sickness. And they went to enquire of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:3 - And an angel of the Lord called Eliu the Thesbite, saying, Arise, and go to meet the messengers of Ochozias king of Samaria, and thou shalt say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron? but it shall not be so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:6 - And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou goest to enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron? it shall not be so: the bed on which thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down from it, for thou shalt surely die.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:16 - And Eliu spoke to him, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Why hast thou sent messengers to enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron? it shall not be so: the bed on which thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down from it, for thou shalt surely die.
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