Zebulun

  • [ ZEB-yoo-lən (English) ]
  • Biblical
Possibly derived from Ugartic zbl meaning "prince". In the Old Testament Zebulun is the tenth son of Jacob (his sixth son by Leah) and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Genesis 30:20 implies two different roots for the name: זָבַל (zaval) "to dwell" and זֵבֵד (zeved) "gift, dowry". These are probably only folk etymologies.

EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Zaboulon
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Zevulun
BIBLICAL LATIN: Zabulon
BIBLICAL: Zebulon