זַבְדִּיאֵלZabdîyʼêl

proper name, masculine: my gift is God

Pronunciation: zab-dee-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2068

Meanings

1. father of one of David's officers (1 Chronicles 27:2)

2. a prominent Hebrew in Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 11:14)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was commander of the first division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the first month.
  • Nehemiah 11:14 and 128 of his outstanding associates. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

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).