Common Semitic noun *baʕl-, lord.
1. a. Baal, from Hebrew baʕal, lord, Baal;;
b. Beelzebub, from Hebrew
baʕal zəbûb, lord (of the) fly, pejorative alteration of
baʕal zəbûl, lord prince (name of a Philistine god; see
ḏbb and
zbl)..
2. a. Hannibal, from Phoenician (Punic)
*ḥannī-baʕl, my grace (is) Baal (see
ḥnn);;
b. Hasdrubal, from Phoenician (Punic)
*ʕazrō-baʕl, his help (is) Baal (see
ʕḏr). Both
a and
b from Phoenician (Punic)
*baʕl, lord, Baal..
3. Belshazzar, from Hebrew
bēlšaṣṣar, from Akkadian
bēl-šar-uṣur, "Bel, protect the king" from
bēl, absolute form of
bēlu, lord, Bel (Akkadian god;
šar, king, and
uṣur, protect; see
śrr and
nṯ̣r).