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זָבוּד

𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤃

Zavud

H2071 noun

SILEX Entry

Root זבד to give, to bestow, to endow

Definition

Zabud (personal name): An Israelite male given name signifying 'given' or 'endowed.' Used exclusively as a proper name for an individual in the monarchy period. Its lexical meaning refers to one granted or bestowed (by a deity or otherwise), functioning as a theophoric or expressive name.

Semantic Range

personal name meaning 'given' or 'endowed'; proper name of an Israelite; denotes recipient of a gift (implied); used specifically as a proper noun

Root / Etymology

זָבַד (zābad) meaning 'to give, endow.' זָבוּד (Zabud) is derived as a passive participle or adjectival form, meaning 'given, bestowed.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

זָבוּד is attested in the Hebrew Bible only as a personal name, specifically in 1 Kings 4:5, where Zabud son of Nathan is listed among Solomon’s officials. The form is likely an adjectival or participial formation signifying 'given,' paralleling other Hebrew names that reference divine action or gifts (e.g., Jehozabad—'YHWH has given'). The underlying notion is often gift or grant, but there is no direct statement regarding the deity. In translation history, the name has sometimes been rendered 'Zabud,' and rarely interpreted as 'given.' Later English translations generally keep the transliterated form. The term does not denote an ethnic or religious identity but functions solely as a personal appellation from the monarchic period.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from זָבַד; given, Zabud, an Israelite; Zabud.

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Root Family

זבד (z-b-d) — to give, to bestow, to endow

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2064 זָבַד he has endowed me
H2065 זֶבֶד bestowed gift
H2066 זָבָד And Zabad
H2067 זַבְדִּי and My-Gift
H2068 זַבְדִּיאֵל El-has-given

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2071-01 וְ/זָב֧וּד vezavud HC/Np and Zabud Given One 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2071-01 1 Kings 4:5 וְ/זָב֧וּד vezavud HC/Np and Zabud Given One
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