זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל
ze.rub.ba.velProper Noun (Masculine)H2216
Zerubbabel
From: from H2215 (זָרַב) and H894 (בָּבֶל); descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there;
Short Definition
Zerubbabel, an Israelite
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; son of: Pedaiah (H6305H); brother of: Shimei (H8096J); father of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Berechiah (H1296), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142) and Abiud (G0010); also called Sheshbazzar at ; KJV: Zorobabel at ; § Zerubbabel = "sown in Babylon" the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
20 timesAppears 20 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Haggai
7
Ezra
5
Zechariah
4
Nehemiah
3
1 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 3:19
- Ezra 4:2
- Haggai 1:14
- Haggai 2:23
- Zechariah 4:6
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