זְבוּב֙
𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤁
Baal Zevuv
Zebub
A title meaning 'lord of the fly(s)' or 'Baʿal of (the) fly', designating a specific deity worshipped in Ekron, a Philistine city. The term functions both as a proper name for a local god and as a polemical epithet in later Israelite and Judahite literature. In its primary context, indicates a divine figure associated either with flies, the control of pests, or potentially with rituals protecting against disease, interpreted through linguistics and comparative ancient Near Eastern religion.
2 Kings 1:2 · Word #16
Lexicon H1176
| Lemma | בַּעַל זְבוּב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤁 |
| Transliteration | Baal Zevuv |
| Strong's | H1176 |
| Definition | A title meaning 'lord of the fly(s)' or 'Baʿal of (the) fly', designating a specific deity worshipped in Ekron, a Philistine city. The term functions both as a proper name for a local god and as a polemical epithet in later Israelite and Judahite literature. In its primary context, indicates a divine figure associated either with flies, the control of pests, or potentially with rituals protecting against disease, interpreted through linguistics and comparative ancient Near Eastern religion. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Zebub |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1176-02
Baʿal of the Fly
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name; compound of noun בַּעַל (lord/master) + noun זְבוּב (fly). |
| Rendering Rationale | This compound proper name joins בַּעַל (lord, master) with זְבוּב (fly), preserving the singular noun and its title form. The rendering reflects the root meanings directly without contextual interpretation. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Baal Zevuv
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Baʿal-of-the-Fly |
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