זְבוּלוּןZᵉbûwlûwn
proper name, masculine: Zebulun
Pronunciation: zeb-oo-loon' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2074
Meanings
1. sixth son of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 30:20; Genesis 35:23; Genesis 46:14)
2. the tribe of Zebulun (Numbers 1:9; Deuteronomy 27:13; Deuteronomy 33:18)
3. territory of the tribe (Judges 12:12; Isaiah 8:23; Ezekiel 48:27)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 45 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 30:20 She named him Zebulun, for she said, “God has given me a good reward. Now my husband will treat me with respect, for I have given him six sons.”
- Genesis 35:23 The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob’s oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 46:14 The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
- Genesis 49:13 “Zebulun will settle by the seashore and will be a harbor for ships; his borders will extend to Sidon.
- Exodus 1:3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
- Numbers 1:9 Zebulun Eliab son of Helon
See every passage
- Genesis 30:20, 35:23, 46:14, 49:13
- Exodus 1:3
- Numbers 1:9, 1:30, 1:31, 2:7, 7:24, 10:16, 13:10, 26:26, 34:25
- Deuteronomy 27:13, 33:18
- Joshua 19:10, 19:16, 19:27, 19:34, 21:7, 21:34
- Judges 1:30, 4:6, 4:10, 5:14, 5:18, 6:35, 12:12
- 1 Chronicles 2:1, 6:63, 6:77, 12:33, 12:40, 27:19
- 2 Chronicles 30:10, 30:11, 30:18
- Psalms 68:27
- Isaiah 9:1
- Ezekiel 48:26, 48:27, 48:33
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).