HOW TO PRONOUNCE
belial
/ˈbiːli.əl/
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What does belial mean?
proper noun
- A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbiːli.əl/
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/ˈbiːl.jəl//bəˈlaɪ.əl/
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“I did not say anything,” said the Jew in an injured tone, “Reuben Goldstein, that accursed traitor, that son of Belial . . .”
Thus Belial with words cloath’d in reasons garb Counsel’d ignoble ease, and peaceful sloath, Not peace: and after him thus Mammon spake.
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“He hath since come to England, unexpected by his brethren,” said Ben Israel; “and he cometh among them with a strong and outstretched arm to correct and to punish. His countenance is kindled in anger against those who have departed from the vow which they have made, and great is the fear of those sons of Belial. Thou must have heard of his name?”