Belial

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Belial

/ˈbiːli.əl/
/ˈbiːl.jəl/
/bəˈlaɪ.əl/

Where it comes from

Latin Bĕlĭal, Hebrew בְלִיַּעַל.

Of uncertain origin. It has been conventionally interpreted as בְּלִי (“without”) + a word meaning "use" (hence "useless, worthless"), but it is unclear what the latter word is.

proper noun Beliar

A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha. Here, too, the poet calls attention to Belial's role as one who blurs the borderline between essence and appearance: Belial himself seems fair (physically attractive), but is empty inside, and Milton was surely aware that in Hebrew the first syllable of the fallen angel's name means without.

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name a wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha

한국어	벨리알 Bellial
日本語	ベリアル Beriaru
Français	Bélial
Русский	Белиа́л Beliál
العربية	بَلِيَّعَال baliyyaʕāl

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@misc{belial_2026,
  title = {Belial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}