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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 Box 2Ki 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:2 - Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:3 - But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:6 - And they said to him, “There came a man to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:16 - and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word?—therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’”
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