2070. zebub
Strong's Lexicon
zebub: Fly

Original Word: זְבוּב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: zbuwb
Pronunciation: zeh-BOOB
Phonetic Spelling: (zeb-oob')
Definition: Fly
Meaning: a fly

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to flit

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G954 (Beelzeboul): Often translated as "Beelzebub," this Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to the prince of demons, drawing a connection to the Hebrew "zebub."

Usage: The Hebrew word "zebub" refers to a fly, specifically a type of flying insect. In the biblical context, it is often associated with pestilence and decay, symbolizing nuisance and corruption. The term is used metaphorically to describe the presence of evil or demonic influence, as seen in the name "Beelzebub," which means "lord of the flies."

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, flies were common pests, often associated with filth and disease. They were seen as carriers of decay and were sometimes linked to demonic activity. The name "Beelzebub" is derived from "zebub" and was used to refer to a Philistine god, later adopted in Jewish and Christian texts to denote a prince of demons.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a fly
NASB Translation
flies (1), fly (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
זְבוּב noun masculineEcclesiastes 10:1 fly (as moving to and fro in the air? compare Fl NHWBi. 438 b; Late Hebrew id., Assyrian zumbu, DlS 63 f.; Arabic , Aramaic דִּיבָבָא, , ); — literal only זְבוּבֵי מָוֶת Ecclesiastes 10:1 i.e. dead flies; so AV RV Hi Now and others; > ᵐ5 De and others death-bringing, deadly flies; זְבוּב metaphor of Egyptian army Isaiah 7:18 ("" דְּבוֺרָה, bee, of Assyrian); on בַּעַל זְבוּב see בַּעַל II. 4, p. 127 above

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fly

From an unused root (meaning to flit); a fly (especially one of a stinging nature) -- fly.

Forms and Transliterations
זְב֣וּבֵי זבובי לַזְּב֔וּב לזבוב laz·zə·ḇūḇ lazzəḇūḇ lazzeVuv zə·ḇū·ḇê zəḇūḇê zeVuvei
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Englishman's Concordance
Ecclesiastes 10:1
HEB: זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ
NAS: Dead flies make a perfumer's oil
KJV: Dead flies cause the ointment
INT: flies Dead stink

Isaiah 7:18
HEB: יִשְׁרֹ֤ק יְהוָה֙ לַזְּב֔וּב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּקְצֵ֖ה
NAS: will whistle for the fly that is in the remotest part
KJV: shall hiss for the fly that [is] in the uttermost part
INT: will whistle the LORD the fly is in remotest

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2070
2 Occurrences


laz·zə·ḇūḇ — 1 Occ.
zə·ḇū·ḇê — 1 Occ.















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