Quick Definition
Zerubbabel
Biblical Persons & Places
Zerubbabel
Governor living at the time of Exile and Return
Governor from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.19;
referred to as Zerubbabel (זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל), or Zerubbabel (Aramiac זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל), or Sheshbazzar (שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר), or Sheshbazzar (Aramiac שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר), or Zerubbabel (KJV= Zorobabel) (Ζοροβάβελ);
son of Pedaiah;
a brother of Shimei;
father of Meshullam, Hananiah, Shelomith, Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed and Abiud.
Strong's Definition
Zerubbabel, an Israelite
Derivation: from H2215 (זָרַב) and H894 (בָּבֶל); descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there;
KJV Usage: Zerubbabel.
TWOT Reference: 578a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Zerubbabel = "sown in Babylon"
1) the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.19;
son of: Pedaiah (H6305H);
brother of: Shimei (H8096J);
father of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Berechiah (H1296), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142) and Abiud (G0010); also called Sheshbazzar at Ezr.1.8,11; 5.14,16; KJV: Zorobabel at Mat.1.12,13;
§ Zerubbabel = "sown in Babylon"
the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
זְרֻבָּבֶל
zerûbbâbel
BDB Definition:
Zerubbabel = sown in Babylon
1) the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2215 and H894
Same Word by TWOT Number: 578a
Total KJV Occurrences: 21