HebrewH2240Proper Noun (Masculine)
זַתּוּא
zat.tu
“Zattu”
4Occurrences
H2240Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Zattu, an Israelite
of uncertain derivation;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at § Zattu = "brightness of him" a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
זַתּוּא appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezra
3
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
Ezra 10:27BSB
From the descendants of Zattu:Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
Ezra 2:8BSB
the descendants of Zattu, 945;
Ezra 8:5BSB
from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
Nehemiah 7:13BSB
the descendants of Zattu, 845;
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