זֶבַח
Zebach · zeh'-bakh
Zebach, a Midianitish prince
Lexicon
Derivation: the same as H2077 (זֶבַח); sacrifice;
Zebach, a Midianitish prince
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Zebah.
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
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to cut, to sustain › the house, what is within › to separate and protect
To cut, to sustain of the house, what is within that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זֶבַח 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
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- zebah4 · 33%
- of zebah2 · 17%
- now zebah1 · 8%
- and when zebah1 · 8%
- behold zebah1 · 8%
- he unto zebah1 · 8%
- then zebah1 · 8%
- as zebah1 · 8%
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.