an assumed meaning
be round
(
cf.
דור
); and others (
cf.
MV
89), who derive
dwell
as denom. from
זְבֻל
in sense
dwelling
.
• I . זְבֻל S 2073, 2083 TWOT 526a GK 2291, 2292 n. [ m. ] elevation, height, lofty abode
( NH זְבוּל temple ) ;— בָּנֹו בָּנִיתִי בֵּית זְבֻל לָ˜ךְ 1 K 8:13 = 2 Ch 6:2 (poet.; prob. from book of Jashar, cf. Ö We Comp 271 Dr Intr. 182; on בֵּית־זְבֻל = Assyrian bît zabal , lofty house cf. COT 1 K 8:13 Dl Pr 62 f.); לְבַלֹּות שְׁאֹול מִזְּבֻל לֹו ψ 49:15 text dub. ; Ew Hi Ri Now read מַזְבּוּל (or מִזְבֹּול , Ew ) as n. = dwelling; Che prop. for מִזְּבֻל , ]לְעֹולָ[ם ז׳ Che crit. n.; זְבֻל קָדְשְׁךָ Is 63:15 ( || שָׁמַיִם ) the high abode of thy holiness ( cf. Che crit. n.); of the lofty abode of sun and moon: שֶׁמֶשׁ יָרֵחַ עָמַד זְבֻ˜לָה Hb 3:11 .
•
II
.
זְבֻל
S
2073, 2083
TWOT
526a
GK
2291, 2292
n.pr.m.
an officer of Abimelech
Ju 9:28
,
30
,
36
(×2),
38
,
41
.
• זְבוּלֻן , זְבֻלוּן n.pr.m. Zebulun ( on expl. of name given in E and J cf.
זבד , זבל ) ;— זְבוּלֻן Gn 49:13 + 25 times; זְבֻלוּן Ju 5:18 + 17 times;
זְבוּלוּן
Ju 1:3
0;—
1.
sixth son of Jacob and Leah
Gn 30:20
;
35:23
;
46:14
;
49:13 Ex 1:3 1 Ch 2:
1.
2.
the tribe of Zebulun
Nu 1:9 Dt 27:1
3;
33:18
(×2) Ju 1:3
0;
4:10
;
5:14
,
18 Ez 48:26 1 Ch 12:3
4,
41
;
27:19 2 Ch 30:1
1,
18
;
cf.
שָׂרֵי ז׳
ψ 68:28
;
שַׁעַר ז׳
Ez 48:3
3;
בְּנֵי ז׳
Nu 1:3
0;
2:7
;
7:24
;
26:26 Jos 19:1
0,
16 Ju 4:6
;
מַטֵּה ז׳
Nu 1:3
1;
2:7
;
13:10
;
מַטֵּה בְּנֵי ז׳
Nu 10:1
6;
34:25
.
3.
territory of the tribe
אֶרֶץ ז׳
Ju 12:1
2,
אַרְצָה ז׳
Is 8:2
3,
גְּבוּל ז׳
Ez 48:2
7; also
ז׳
alone
Jos 19:27
,
34 2 Ch 30:1
0,
מַטֵּה ז׳
Jos 21:
7,
34 1 Ch 6:4
8,
62
.
• זְבוּלֹנִי S 2075 adj. gent. Ju 12:1 1, 12 ; c. art. = n. coll. the Zebulonites Nu 26:27 .
MV Gesenius, handwörterbuch über das A. T., edd. F. Mühlau & W. Volck . We J. Wellhousen, Composition des Hexateuches ;
Dr S. R. Driver, Introduction to Literature of O. T. dub. dubious, doubtful.
Ri E. Riehm. adj. adjective. gent. gentis , of a people, gentilicium . coll. collective.