Zevul זְבֻל
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| זְבֻל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zevul |
| Strong's number | H2083 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Zebul |
| Occurrences | 6 in 5 verses |
Zevul (Hebrew זְבֻל, Strong's H2083) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Zebul”. It occurs 6 times.
Definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.9.28
§ Zebul = "exalted"
chief man of the city of Shechem at the time of the contest between Abimelech and the native Canaanites
§ Zebul = "exalted"
chief man of the city of Shechem at the time of the contest between Abimelech and the native Canaanites
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | zebul (6) |
|---|---|
| BSB | zebul (5), is not zebul (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Zevul, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 9:28And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
- Judges 9:30And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
- Judges 9:36And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”
- Judges 9:38Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.“Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”
- Judges 9:41And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).