BEL : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: BEL	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for BEL
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bel n a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels Synonym(s): Bel, B Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bel \Bel\, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. bilva.] A thorny rutaceous tree ({[92]gle marmelos}) of India, and its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called also {Bengal quince}, {golden apple}, {wood apple}. The fruit is used medicinally, and the rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bel \Bel\ (b[ecr]l), n. The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as {Baal}. See {Baal}. --Baruch vi. 41.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BEL {bell}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bel the Aramaic form of Baal, the national god of the Babylonians (Isa. 46:1; Jer. 50:2; 51:44). It signifies "lord." (See {BAAL}.)