Zebulun

American  

[zeb-yoo-luhn, zuh-byoo-luhn] / ˈzɛb yʊ lən, zəˈbyu lən /

noun

1. a son of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 30:20.

2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

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Zebulun British  

/ zəˈbjuː-, ˈzɛbjʊlən /

noun

1. the sixth son whom Leah bore to Jacob: one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 30:20)

2. the tribe descended from him

3. the territory of this tribe, lying in lower Galilee to the north of Mount Carmel and to the east of the coastal plain

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Etymology

Origin of Zebulun

From Late Latin Zabulon, from Greek Zaboulṓn, from Hebrew Zəbhūlūn, of uncertain meaning

Example Sentences

Limestone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Stephen Young tells news outlets 34-year-old Thomas Zebulun Lewter of Athens is charged with making a terroristic threat following the incident Sunday at O’Neal Church of Christ.

From Seattle Times

And Reb Zebulun replied: “They have to make do. Storybooks aren’t bread. You can live without them.”

From Literature

George Washington in 1789: Genesis 49:13 Though this one isn’t quite indicative of another about Washington’s state of mind—it was opened completely randomly—we’re including it because it’s George Washington, after all: “Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.”

From Time

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says several family members were able to escape, but 28-year-old Zebulun Downey did not.

From Washington Times

We find this same feature indicated in the blessing of Moses: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, and Issachar in thy tents”—Zebulun having the enterprise of a seafaring community, and Issachar the quiet bucolic contentment of an agricultural or pastoral population: Zebulun always restlessly eager for emigration or commerce, for going out of one kind or other; Issachar satisfied to live and die in his own tents.

From Project Gutenberg