בְּ/בַ֥עַל
𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋
Baal Zevuv
of Baal
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 1:3 · Word #22
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 HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Baal |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1176-01
in Baʿal-of-the-Fly
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in/at") + masculine singular proper name (deity title). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition בְּ ("in/at") prefixed to the proper name Baʿal-Zevuv, meaning "Lord of the Fly." The rendering preserves both the compound divine title and the prefixed preposition. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in 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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