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Zerubbabel — the meaning of the Hebrew name זְרֻבָּבֶל

זְרֻבָּבֶל

Zᵉrubbâbel · pronounced zer-oob-baw-bel' · Strong's H2216 · a man

Zerubbabel means descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there.

Built from

זָרַב zârab (from, H2215) — to flow away open in the lexicon ›

בָּבֶל Bâbel (and, H894) — confusion open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2215 and H894; descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there; Zerubbabel, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Chr 3:19 And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister: (KJV)

Every verse that names Zerubbabel

20 occurrences in 20 verses — 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah

1Chr 3:19Ezra 2:2Ezra 3:2Ezra 3:8Ezra 4:2Ezra 4:3Neh 7:7Neh 12:1Neh 12:47Hag 1:1Hag 1:12Hag 1:14Hag 2:2Hag 2:4Hag 2:21Hag 2:23Zech 4:6Zech 4:7Zech 4:9Zech 4:10

Other people or places called Zerubbabel

Zerubbabel (H2217) — (Aramaic) corresponding to H2216

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