Midvash

זְבוּלzᵉbûwl

elevation, height, lofty abode (1 Kings 8:13; 2 Chronicles 6:2; Psalms 49:15; Isaiah 63:15; Habakkuk 3:11)

Pronunciation: ze-bool' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2073

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 8:13 Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!”
  • 2 Chronicles 6:2 Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!”
  • Psalms 49:14 Like sheep, they are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd. In the morning the godly will rule over them. Their bodies will rot in the grave, far from their grand estates.
  • Isaiah 63:15 Lord, look down from heaven; look from your holy, glorious home, and see us. Where is the passion and the might you used to show on our behalf? Where are your mercy and compassion now?
  • Habakkuk 3:11 The sun and moon stood still in the sky as your brilliant arrows flew and your glittering spear flashed.

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).