Zebulun

[ zeb-yoo-luhn, zuh-byoo-luhn ]

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

  2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

Origin of Zebulun

1
From Late Latin Zabulon, from Greek Zaboulṓn, from Hebrew Zəbhūlūn, of uncertain meaning

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British Dictionary definitions for Zebulun

Zebulun

/ (ˈzɛbjʊlən, zəˈbjuː-) /


nounOld Testament
  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

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

  • Douay spelling: Zabulon (ˈzæbjʊlən, zəˈbjuː-)

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