HebrewH1176Noun

בַּעַל זְבוּב

ba.al ze.vuv

4Occurrences
H1176Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Baal-Zebub, a special deity of the Ekronites

from H1168 (בַּעַל) and H2070 (זְבוּב); Baal of (the) Fly;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at § Baal-zebub = "lord of the fly" a Philistine deity worshipped at Ekron

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N-M-T

Full Description

N:N-M-T

Occurrences

בַּעַל זְבוּב appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
4

Key Passages

2 Kings 1:2BSB

Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”

2 Kings 1:3BSB

But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’

2 Kings 1:6BSB

They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”

2 Kings 1:16BSB

And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”

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