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Bel : Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
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(1) This Akkadian word means ‘Master’ and is a component in more than one divine name. In later times, the word Bel came to be used for the god → Marduk, and this applies to the Biblical passages involving his name as well (e.g....
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Bel : Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
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(2) The supreme god of Palmyra, whose name was originally Bol (from Semitic Baal?); Bol seems to have turned into Bel (→ Bel) under Babylonian influence. He was a sky-god and his attributes included lightning flashes and an eagle. He formed a...
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Bel : Phonetics and Phonology Terms
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/bel/ n. A unit of sound intensity, equal to 10 decibels After Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), inventor of the...
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Bel : Environmental Health Terms
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A unit measure of sound pressure See also:...
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Bel Information
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Bel can mean: Bel, a unit of ratio equal to ten decibels Bel (god), a Semitic deity (cf Baal) Bel (Belenos); a Celtic deity Bael; a tree (or its fruit) native to India Bel, fictional lord of the first of The Nine Hells, in Dungeons and Dragons games See...


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