| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | zbl. |
| DEFINITION: | To carry, raise, exalt; Northwest Semitic noun *zab l-, prince. a. Jezebel, from Hebrew  îzebel, where is the prince?, from zebel, akin to z bûl, Zebul, a name meaning “prince” (î, where; see yy); b. Beelzebub, from Hebrew bacal zbûb, lord (of the) fly, pejorative alteration of bacal zbûl, lord prince, name of a Philistine god (see bcl and  bb). |
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