/ bɪˈelzɪbʌb; NAmE / noun
a name for the Devil
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WORD ORIGIN
from late Latin Beëlzebub , translating Hebrew ba'al zěḇūḇ lord of flies, the name of a Philistine god, and Greek Beelzeboul the Devil, mentioned in the Bible.
/ bɪˈelzɪbʌb; NAmE / noun
a name for the Devil
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WORD ORIGIN
from late Latin Beëlzebub , translating Hebrew ba'al zěḇūḇ lord of flies, the name of a Philistine god, and Greek Beelzeboul the Devil, mentioned in the Bible.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005