ΖΟΡΟΒΑΒΕΛʼ, ζοροβαβελʼ
ZOROBABELʼ, zorobabelʼ
Sounds Like: zor-ob-AB-el
Translations: Zerubbabel
From the root: ΖΟΡΟΒΑΒΕΛ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Zerubbabel is a Hebrew proper name, meaning 'sown in Babylon' or 'seed of Babylon'. He was a prominent figure in the Old Testament, a leader of the first group of Jews who returned from the Babylonian captivity and rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. The apostrophe-like mark at the end is likely a keraia, indicating it is a proper noun or a numerical value, but in this context, it clearly functions as a proper noun.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative or Genitive
Strong’s number: G2216 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 17:7, 22:47
- Haggai — 1:1, 1:12, 1:14, 2:2, 2:21, 2:23
- Zechariah — 4:7, 4:9
- Matthew — 1:12
From the same root
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