International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Zarthan

zar'-than (tsarethan): the King James Version in1Ki 7:46forZARETHAN(which see).

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Zathoes

zath'-o-ez, za-tho'-ez (Zathoes; the King James Version, Zathoe): Name of a family, part of which returned with Ezra (1 Esdras 8:32), not found in the Hebrew ofEzr 8:5; probably...

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Zathui

za-thu'-i (Zaththoui, Septuagint Codex Vaticanus Zaton): In 1 Esdras 5:12 = "Zattu" inEzr 2:8;Ne 10:14. In 1 Esdras 9:28 the same name is "Zamoth."

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Zatthu

zat'-thu: InNe 10:14; the Revised Version (British and American)ZATTU(which see).

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Zattu

zat'-u (zattu', meaning unknown): Head of a large family that returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem from Babylon (Ezr 2:8;10:27;Ne 7:13;10:14(15)). According toEzr 10:27, some o...

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Zavan

za'-van.SeeZAAVAN.

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Zayin

za'-yin "z": The 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "z". It came also to be used for the number 7. For name, etc., seeALPHABET.

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Zaza

za'-za (zaza', meaning unknown; the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus Ozam; Codex Alexandrinus Ozaza): A Jerahmeelite (1Ch 2:33).

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Zealot; Zealots

zel'-ut, zel'-uts: Simon, one of the apostles, was called "the Zealot" Zelotes from zeloo "to rival," "emulate," "be jealous," "admire," "desire greatly,"Lu 6:15;Ac 1:13, the Ki...

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Zebadiah

zeb-a-di'-a(1) zebhadhyaha,(2) zebhadhyah, "Yah has bestowed";the form (1) is the Hebrew name in (1), (a), (b), (2), below; the form (2) in the rest. Some manuscripts have Zecha...

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Zebah And Zalmunna

ze'-ba (zebhach, "victim"), zal-mun'-a (tsalmunna`, "protection refused"): Two Midianite kings or chiefs whom Gideon slew (Jud 8:4-21;Ps 83:11(Hebrew text, verse 12)). The name ...

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Zebaim

ze-be'-im.See POCHERETH-HAZZEBAIM.

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Zebedee

zeb'-e-de (zibhdi, "the gift of God"; Zebedaios): The father of the apostles James and John (Mr 1:19) and a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee (Mr 1:20), the husband of Salome (Mt ...

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Zebidah

ze-bi'-da, zeb'-i-da (zebhudhah, Qere, whence the King James Version "Zebudah," whereas the Kethibh is zebhidhah; the Qere means "bestowed" and is the feminine of Zabud): Daught...

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Zebina

ze-bi'-na (zebhina', "bought"): One of those who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:43); the name is not in 1 Esdras 9:35, and is omitted by the Septuagint's Codex Alexandrinus i...

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Zeboiim

ze-boi'-im (tsebhoyim; the Septuagint uniformly Sebo(e)im; the King James Version, Zeboim): One of the cities in the Vale of Siddim, destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah. It is alw...

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Zeboim

ze-bo'-im ((1) tsebho`im; Seboeim (Ne 11:34); (2) ge ha-tsebho`im; Gai ten Samein (1Sa 13:18)):(1) A Benjamite town mentioned as betweenHADID(which see) andNEBALLAT(which see), ...

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Zebudah

ze-bu'-da.SeeZEBIDAH.

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Zebul

ze'-bul (zebhul, perhaps "exalted"; Zeboul): InJud 9:26ff. He is called in 9:30 sar ha-`ir, "the ruler of the city," a phrase translated "the governor of the city" in1Ki 22:26=2...

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Zebulonite

zeb`-u-lon-it.SeeZEBULUNITES.

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Zebulun

zeb'-u-lun (zebhulun, also written zebuwlun and zebuluwn; the first form occurs only inJud 1:30; the other two are frequent, and are used interchangeably; Zaboulon): InGe 30:20L...

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Zebulunites

zeb'-u-lun-its (hazebhuloni; Zaboulon): Members of the tribe of Zebulun (Nu 26:27;Jud 12:11f).

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Zechariah (1)

zek-a-ri'-a (zekharyahu, or zekharyah; the Septuagint Zacharia(s)): A very common name in the Old Testament. The form, especially the longer form, of the name would suggest for ...

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Zechariah (2)

(zekharyah, zekharydhu, "Yah has remembered" (2Ki 14:29;15:8-12); Zacharias, the King James Version Zachariah): Son of Jeroboam II, and 14th king of Israel. He was the 4th of th...

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Zechariah, Book Of

1. The Prophet2. His Times and Mission3. Contents and Analysis4. The Critical Question Involved5. The Unity of the Book6. ConclusionLITERATUREFew books of the Old Testament are ...

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Zecher

ze'-ker (zakher, pausal form for zekher, "memorial"; the King James Version Zacher): In1Ch 8:31= "Zechariah" of1Ch 9:37.See ZECHARIAH, (5).

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Zechrias

zek-ri'-as (Codex Vaticanus (Zechrias, A and Fritzsche, Ezerias; the King James Version Ezerias): An ancestor of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:1) = "Azariah" ofEzr 7:1.