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N-proper-ms  |  2× in 1 sense
personal name meaning 'my gift is God'; father of one of David's officers and a prominent Hebrew in Nehemiah's time
Zabdiel appears twice in Scripture, both times identifying individuals whose name means 'my gift is God.' The first is the father of Jashobeam, one of David's military commanders mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27:2. The second is a prominent Hebrew leader during Nehemiah's restoration of Jerusalem, listed among those who settled in the holy city after the exile (Nehemiah 11:14). The name itself reflects the theology of divine provision common in Hebrew nomenclature.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper name appearing in post-exilic and Davidic contexts. The Hebrew name combines 'zebed' (gift) with the theophoric element 'El' (God), reflecting a confession that the child was understood as a divine gift. Both biblical occurrences identify men of standing—one a military father, one a community leader—suggesting the name was borne by families of some prominence in ancient Israel. 2×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Personal Names
AR["زَبْدِيئِيلَ", "زَبْدِيئِيلُ"]·ben["সব্দীয়েল", "সব্দীয়েলের"]·DE["[זבדיאל]"]·EN["Zavdiel"]·FR["[זבדיאל]"]·heb["זבדיאל"]·HI["जब्दीएल"]·ID["-Zabdiel", "Zabdiel"]·IT["[זבדיאל]"]·jav["Zabdiel", "Zabdièl"]·KO["살디엘", "삽디엘"]·PT["Zavdiel"]·RU["ЗавдиЭль", "Завдиэля"]·ES["Zabdiel", "hijo-de-"]·SW["Zabdieli"]·TR["Zavdiel", "Zavdiel'in"]·urd["زبدی-ایل", "زبدی-ایل-کا"]
1 Chr 27:2, Neh 11:14
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† זַבְדִּיאֵל n.pr.m. (my gift is God)— 1. father of one of David’s officers 1 Ch 27:2. 2. a prominent Hebrew in Nehemiah’s time Ne 11:14.