BEL

Bel

(noun) Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil

Bel

(noun) a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Named after Alexander Graham Bell.

Noun

bel (plural bels)

A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.

Etymology 2

Noun

bel (plural bels)

Alternative form of bael (Indian tree)

Anagrams

• BLE, EBL, LEB, Leb, Leb.

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bel

A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal.

(Armenian mythology) An evil giant who ruled Babylon prior to his defeat by the Armenian culture hero Hayk.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bel

A female given name.

Anagrams

• BLE, EBL, LEB, Leb, Leb.

Source: Wiktionary


Bel, n.

Definition: The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal. Baruch vi. 41.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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