Zebah — the meaning of the Hebrew name זֶבַח

זֶבַח

Zebach · pronounced zeh'-bakh · Strong's H2078 · a man

Zebah means sacrifice.

Built from

זֶבַח zebach (the same as, H2077) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H2077; sacrifice; Zebach, a Midianitish prince.

First appearance

Judg 8:5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. (KJV)

Every verse that names Zebah

9 occurrences in 9 verses — Judges, Psalms

Judg 8:5Judg 8:6Judg 8:7Judg 8:10Judg 8:12Judg 8:15Judg 8:18Judg 8:21Ps 83:12

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