זְבַדְיָהZᵉbadyâh

proper name, masculine: hath bestowed

Pronunciation: zeb-ad-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2069

Meanings

1. Levites

2. an officer of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 19:11)

3. Benjamites

4. one of David's men (1 Chronicles 12:8)

5. an officer of David (1 Chronicles 27:7)

6. a returning exile (Ezra 8:8)

7. one of priestly house (Ezra 10:20)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
  • 1 Chronicles 8:17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
  • 1 Chronicles 12:7 Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
  • 1 Chronicles 26:2 The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah (the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth),
  • 1 Chronicles 27:7 Asahel, the brother of Joab, was commander of the fourth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the fourth month. Asahel was succeeded by his son Zebadiah.
  • 2 Chronicles 17:8 He sent Levites along with them, including Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah. He also sent out the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
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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).