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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | bcl. |
| DEFINITION: | Common Semitic noun *bacl-, lord. 1a. Baal, from Hebrew bacal, lord, Baal; b. Beelzebub, from Hebrew bacal z bûb, lord (of the) fly, pejorative alteration of bacal zbûl, lord prince (name of a Philistine god; see  bb and zbl). 2a. Hannibal, from Phoenician (Punic) * ann -bacl, my grace (is) Baal (see nn); b. Hasdrubal, from Phoenician (Punic) *cazr -bacl, his help (is) Baal (see cr). Both a and b from Phoenician (Punic) *bacl, lord, Baal. 3. Belshazzar, from Hebrew b l a ar, from Akkadian bl-ar-uur, “Bel, protect the king,” from bl, absolute form of blu, lord, Bel (Akkadian god; ar, king, and uur, protect; see  rr and n r). |
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