זְבוּל
zᵉbûwl · ze-bool'
a residence
Lexicon
Derivation: or זְבֻל; from H2082 (זָבַל);
a residence
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dwell in, dwelling, habitation.
Letters
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to cut, to sustain › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads
To cut, to sustain of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זְבוּל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to dwell in1 · 20%
- of habitation1 · 20%
- from their dwelling1 · 20%
- from the habitation1 · 20%
- in their habitation1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.