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זָבָד

𐤆𐤁𐤃

Zavad

H2066 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A personal name meaning 'Zabad,' probably derived from a verb meaning 'to give.' Refers specifically to several individuals mentioned in biblical genealogies and narratives. It is not a common noun but exclusively a proper name for certain Israelite males.

Semantic Range

proper name, individual male Israelite given name, possibly connoting 'given' or 'gift'; does not function as a common noun or adjective

Root / Etymology

From the root זבד (z-b-d), which means 'to give, endow, bestow.' The form Zābād is a Qal active or passive participle, meaning either 'he has given' or possibly 'gift,' but in the biblical text this form is used exclusively as a personal name. The root is related to the more familiar root נתן (n-t-n, 'to give').

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name זָבָד (Zabad) appears in genealogical and narrative contexts as the name of multiple Israelite men, particularly during the monarchic and post-exilic periods (see 1 Chr 2:36; 2 Chr 24:26; Ezra 10:27). It is related to a common pattern of forming personal names from verbal roots describing divine action (i.e., '[God] has given'). Sometimes, specifically theological or theophoric components (like a divine name) are missing, unlike the related name Zebadiah (זְבַדְיָה), which explicitly includes reference to the divine. The English translation tradition approaches these names by transliteration rather than translation, though some earlier translations attempted rendering it as 'giver.' It should not be confused with Zebedee (a Greek form sometimes assumed to be related but referring to later figures). Zabad does not denote any group, tribe, or collective identity; it is always an individual personal name.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from זָבַד; giver; Zabad, the name of seven Israelites; Zabad.

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Root Family

זבד (z-b-d) — to give, bestow, endow

Root זבד to give, bestow, endow
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2064 זָבַד he has endowed me
H2065 זֶבֶד bestowed gift
H2067 זַבְדִּי and My-Gift
H2068 זַבְדִּיאֵל El-has-given
H2069 זְבַדְיָה And Yah has given

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H2066-02 זָבָ֣ד zavad HNp Zabad Zabad Zavad 5
H2066-01 וְ/זָבָ֖ד vezavad HC/Np and Zabad And Zabad and Zavad 3

Occurrences in Scripture

8 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H2066-01 Ezra 10:27 וְ/זָבָ֖ד vezavad HC/Np and-Zabad And Zabad and Zavad
H2066-02 Ezra 10:33 זָבָ֣ד zavad HNp Zabad Zabad Zavad
H2066-02 Ezra 10:43 זָבָ֣ד zavad HNp Zabad Zabad Zavad
H2066-02 1 Chronicles 2:36 זָבָֽד zavad HNp Zabad Zabad Zavad
H2066-01 1 Chronicles 2:37 וְ/זָבָד֙ vezavad HC/Np and Zabad And Zabad and Zavad
H2066-01 1 Chronicles 7:21 וְ/זָבָ֥ד vezavad HC/Np and Zabad And Zabad and Zavad
H2066-02 1 Chronicles 11:41 זָבָ֖ד zavad HNp Zabad Zabad Zavad
H2066-02 2 Chronicles 24:26 זָבָ֗ד zavad HNp Zabad Zabad Zavad
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