Word Study · Strong's H2083 · Hebrew
זְבֻל
Zebul
zeb-ool'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Zᵉbul
“Zebul, an Israelite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Zebul, an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Zebul. Compare H2073 (זְבוּל).
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- זְבֻ֔ל2
- וּזְבֻ֣ל1
- זְבֻל֙1
- זְבֻ֗ל1
- זְבֻ֛ל1
How it is rendered · 2
- Zebul5
- and [is] Zebul?1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
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- HNpm · 5
- HC/Npm · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Judges6 occurrences
- Judges 9:28וּזְבֻ֣לuzevulconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)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?here: and [is] Zebul?
- Judges 9:30זְבֻל֙zevulproper noun (a name)When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.here: Zebul
- Judges 9:36זְבֻ֔לzevulproper noun (a name)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.”here: Zebul
- Judges 9:36זְבֻ֔לzevulproper noun (a name)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.”here: Zebul
- Judges 9:38זְבֻ֗לzevulproper noun (a name)“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!”here: Zebul
- Judges 9:41זְבֻ֛לzevulproper noun (a name)Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.here: Zebul