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Appendix II

Semitic Roots

ENTRY:	b^cl.
DEFINITION:	Common Semitic noun ba^cl-, lord. 1a.* Baal, from Hebrew ba^cal, lord, Baal; b. Beelzebub, from Hebrew ba^cal zbûb, lord (of the) fly, pejorative alteration of ba^cal zbûl, lord prince (name of a Philistine god; see bb and zbl). 2a. Hannibal, from Phoenician (Punic) ann-ba^cl, my grace (is) Baal (see nn); b. Hasdrubal, from Phoenician (Punic) ^cazr-ba^cl, his help (is) Baal (see ^cr). Both a and b from Phoenician (Punic) ba^cl, lord, Baal. 3. Belshazzar, from Hebrew blaar,* 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 nr).


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