Beliar
/ˈbiːli.ɑːr/noun
A biblical and literary name for an evil spirit or the devil.
Did you know?In the New Testament, Belial is used as a personified force of evil, and later Christian writers treated it like a demonic name rather than an abstract term.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PSem
*b-l-ʿ
“A root associated with worthlessness or lack of profit, later used in Semitic names and insults.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
bəliyyaʿal
“Worthlessness; wickedness; a worthless or lawless person.”
Septuagint / Greek
Greek
Beliar
“A transliterated form used for an evil or lawless power.”
Old English / Middle English
English
Belial
“The devil, or a demonized embodiment of evil.”
Modern English
English
Belial
“A literary or religious name for Satan or a wicked spirit.”
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