Word Study · Strong's H2074 · Hebrew
זְבוּלוּן
Zebulun
zeb-oo-loon'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Zᵉbûwlûwn
“Zebulon, a son of Jacob”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
Rendered in the KJV as
Zebulun.
- 45occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 28inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 45 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 28
- זְבוּלֻ֖ן6
- זְבוּלֻ֔ן6
- זְבוּלֻ֑ן5
- זְבוּלֻ֗ן2
- זְבֻלֽוּן׃2
- לִזְבוּלֻ֕ן2
- בִּ֠זְבֻלוּן1
- בִּזְבֻל֜וּן1
- וּבִזְבֻלוּן֙1
- וּזְבוּלֻ֖ן1
- וּזְבוּלֻֽן׃1
- וּזְבֻל֜וּן1
and 16 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 9
- Zebulun30
- and Zebulun5
- and from Zebulun2
- for Zebulun2
- on Zebulun2
- and in Zebulun1
- and of Zebulun1
- from Zebulun1
- O Zebulun1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)31
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)5
- preposition + proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)4
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 31
- HC/Npm · 5
- HR/Npm · 5
- HC/R/Npm · 4
All 45, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Numbers10 of 45 · 22%
- Judges7 of 45 · 16%
- Joshua6 of 45 · 13%
- 1 Chronicles6 of 45 · 13%
- Genesis4 of 45 · 9%
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Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 30:20זְבֻלֽוּן׃zevulunproper noun (a name)“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.here: Zebulun
- Genesis 35:23וּזְבוּלֻֽן׃uzevulunconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.here: and Zebulun
- Genesis 46:14זְבוּלֻ֑ןzevulunproper noun (a name)The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.here: Zebulun
- Genesis 49:13זְבוּלֻ֕ןzevulunproper noun (a name)Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.here: Zebulun
Exodus1 occurrence
Numbers10 occurrences
- Numbers 1:9לִזְבוּלֻ֕ןlizvulunpreposition + proper noun (a name)from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;here: for Zebulun
- Numbers 1:30זְבוּלֻ֔ןzevulunproper noun (a name)From the sons of Zebulun, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,here: Zebulun
- Numbers 1:31זְבוּלֻ֑ןzevulunproper noun (a name)those registered to the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.here: Zebulun
- Numbers 2:7זְבוּלֻ֑ןzevulunproper noun (a name)Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,here: Zebulun
- Numbers 2:7זְבוּלֻ֔ןzevulunproper noun (a name)Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,here: Zebulun
- Numbers 7:24זְבוּלֻ֑ןzevulunproper noun (a name)On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.here: Zebulun
- Numbers 10:16זְבוּלֻ֑ןzevulunproper noun (a name)and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.here: Zebulun
- Numbers 13:10זְבוּלֻ֔ןzevulunproper noun (a name)from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;here: Zebulun
- Numbers 26:26זְבוּלֻן֮zevulunproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.here: Zebulun
- Numbers 34:25זְבוּלֻ֖ןzevulunproper noun (a name)Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of Zebulun;here: Zebulun
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 27:13וּזְבוּלֻ֖ןuzevulunconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.here: and Zebulun
- Deuteronomy 33:18וְלִזְבוּלֻ֣ןvelizvulunconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.here: and of Zebulun
- Deuteronomy 33:18זְבוּלֻ֖ןzevulunproper noun (a name)Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.here: O Zebulun
Joshua6 occurrences
- Joshua 19:10זְבוּלֻ֖ןzevulunproper noun (a name)The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun:here: Zebulun
- Joshua 19:16זְבוּלֻ֖ןzevulunproper noun (a name)This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.here: Zebulun
- Joshua 19:27בִּ֠זְבֻלוּןbizvulunpreposition + proper noun (a name)then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.here: on Zebulun
- Joshua 19:34בִּזְבֻל֜וּןbizvulunpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.here: on Zebulun
- Joshua 21:7זְבוּלֻ֔ןzevulunproper noun (a name)And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.here: Zebulun
- Joshua 21:34זְבוּלֻ֔ןzevulunproper noun (a name)This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:here: Zebulun
Judges7 occurrences
- Judges 1:30זְבוּלֻ֗ןzevulunproper noun (a name)Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.here: Zebulun
- Judges 4:6זְבֻלֽוּן׃zevulunproper noun (a name)She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.here: Zebulun
- Judges 4:10זְבוּלֻ֤ןzevulunproper noun (a name)where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.here: Zebulun
- Judges 5:14וּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ןumizevulunconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.here: and from Zebulun
- Judges 5:18זְבֻל֗וּןzevulunproper noun (a name)Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.here: Zebulun
- Judges 6:35וּבִזְבֻלוּן֙uvizvulunconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him.here: and in Zebulun
- Judges 12:12זְבוּלֻֽן׃ פzevulunproper noun (a name)Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.here: Zebulun
1 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:1וּזְבֻלֽוּן׃uzevulunconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)These were the sons of Israel:here: and Zebulun
- 1 Chronicles 6:63זְבוּלֻן֙zevulunproper noun (a name)The Merarites, according to their families, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.here: Zebulun
- 1 Chronicles 6:77זְבוּלֻ֔ןzevulunproper noun (a name)The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.here: Zebulun
- 1 Chronicles 12:33מִזְּבֻל֞וּןmizevulunpreposition + proper noun (a name)From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.here: from Zebulun
- 1 Chronicles 12:40וּזְבֻל֜וּןuzevulunconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.here: and Zebulun
- 1 Chronicles 27:19לִזְבוּלֻ֕ןlizvulunpreposition + proper noun (a name)over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel;here: for Zebulun
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 30:10זְבֻל֑וּןzevulunproper noun (a name)And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people scorned and mocked them.here: Zebulun
- 2 Chronicles 30:11וּמִזְּבֻל֑וּןumizevulunconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.here: and from Zebulun
- 2 Chronicles 30:18וּזְבֻלוּן֙uzevulunconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyonehere: and Zebulun
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 48:26זְבוּלֻ֥ןzevulunproper noun (a name)Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.here: Zebulun
- Ezekiel 48:27זְבוּלֻ֗ןzevulunproper noun (a name)And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west.here: Zebulun
- Ezekiel 48:33זְבוּלֻ֖ןzevulunproper noun (a name)On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.here: Zebulun