from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Belial \Be"li*al\, n. [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al
profit.]
An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the
personification of evil.
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What concord hath Christ with Belia ? --2 Cor. vi.
15.
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{A son} (or man) {of Belial}, a worthless, wicked, or
thoroughly depraved person. --1 Sam. ii. 12.
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from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Belial
worthlessness, frequently used in the Old Testament as a proper
name. It is first used in Deut. 13:13. In the New Testament it
is found only in 2 Cor. 6:15, where it is used as a name of
Satan, the personification of all that is evil. It is translated
"wicked" in Deut. 15:9; Ps. 41:8 (R.V. marg.); 101:3; Prov.
6:12, etc. The expression "son" or "man of Belial" means simply
a worthless, lawless person (Judg. 19:22; 20:13; 1 Sam. 1:16;
2:12).