Midvash

זַבְדִּיZabdîy

proper name, masculine: gift; ? gift of, my gift, gift to me

Pronunciation: zab-dee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2067

Meanings

1. grandfather of Achan, of Judah (Joshua 7:1; 1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Chronicles 2:17)

2. a Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:19)

3. an officer of David (1 Chronicles 27:27)

4. a Levite, probably read זִכְרִי (Nehemiah 11:17; 1 Chronicles 9:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 7:1 But Israel violated the instructions about the things set apart for the Lord. A man named Achan had stolen some of these dedicated things, so the Lord was very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah.
  • Joshua 7:17 Then the clans of Judah came forward, and the clan of Zerah was singled out. Then the families of Zerah came forward, and the family of Zimri was singled out.
  • Joshua 7:18 Every member of Zimri’s family was brought forward person by person, and Achan was singled out.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:19 Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi,
  • 1 Chronicles 27:27 Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the king’s vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham was responsible for the grapes and the supplies of wine.
  • Nehemiah 11:17 Also Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer. Also Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah’s assistant, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).