Word Study · Strong's H1176 · Hebrew
בַּעַל זְבוּב
Baal Zebub
bah'-al zeb-oob'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Baʻal Zᵉbûwb
“Baal-Zebub, a special deity of the Ekronites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Baal-Zebub, a special deity of the Ekronites
Rendered in the KJV as
Baal-zebub.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- בְּבַ֥עַל2
- זְב֖וּב2
- בְּבַ֤עַל1
- בְּבַ֣עַל1
- זְבוּב֙1
- זְבוּב֮1
How it is rendered · 2
- in Baal4
- Zebub4
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine singular4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
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- HNcmsa · 4
- HR/Ncmsc · 4
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
2 Kings8 occurrences
- 2 Kings 1:2בְּבַ֤עַלbevaalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.”here: in Baal
- 2 Kings 1:2זְבוּב֙zevuvnoun · masculine singularNow 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.”here: Zebub
- 2 Kings 1:3בְּבַ֥עַלbevaalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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?’here: in Baal
- 2 Kings 1:3זְב֖וּבzevuvnoun · masculine singularBut 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?’here: Zebub
- 2 Kings 1:6בְּבַ֥עַלbevaalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.’”here: in Baal
- 2 Kings 1:6זְב֖וּבzevuvnoun · masculine singularThey 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.’”here: Zebub
- 2 Kings 1:16בְּבַ֣עַלbevaalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.”here: in Baal
- 2 Kings 1:16זְבוּב֮zevuvnoun · masculine singularAnd 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.”here: Zebub