זְבַדְיָהוּ, H2069
Zebadiah: a masculine name meaning 'YHWH has bestowed,' borne by at least nine men in the Hebrew Bible.
Zebadiah (also spelled Zevadyahu in its longer theophoric form) means 'YHWH has bestowed' or 'gift of the LORD,' sharing its root with names like Jehozabad. It is borne by at least nine different individuals across Chronicles and Ezra, including Benjaminites (1 Chr 8:15, 17), one of David's warriors who defected from Saul (1 Chr 12:7), a Levitical gatekeeper (1 Chr 26:2), a military officer (1 Chr 27:7), Jehoshaphat's chief judge for royal affairs (2 Chr 19:11), and a returning exile (Ezra 8:8). The name's frequency reflects Israel's gratitude for divine provision.
Senses
1. Zebadiah (personal name) — A theophoric personal name combining a root meaning 'to bestow, endow' with the divine name YHWH. Spanish renders it 'Zebadias,' French 'Zebadia,' and English alternates between 'Zebadiah' and the more Hebraic 'Zevadyah/Zevadyahu.' The name appears exclusively in Chronicles and Ezra, always of different individuals, making context essential for identification. Notable bearers include Jehoshaphat's appointed judge over 'the king's matters' (2 Chr 19:11) and a Gadite warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr 12:7). 9×
AR["زَبَدْيا", "زَبَدْيَاهُو", "وَ-زَبَدْيَا", "وَزَبَدْيَا"]·ben["আর-সবদিয়", "এবং-সবদিয়া", "ও-সবদিয়", "ও-সবদিয়া", "সবদিয়"]·DE["[וזבדיה]", "[וזבדיהו]", "[זבדיה]", "[זבדיהו]"]·EN["Zevadyah", "Zevadyahu", "and-Zebadiah", "and-Zevadyah"]·FR["Zebadia", "et-Zebadia"]·heb["ו-זבדיה", "ו-זבדיהו", "זבדיה", "זבדיהו"]·HI["और-जबद्या", "और-जबद्याह", "जबद्याह", "जबद्याहू"]·ID["Dan-Zebaja", "Zebadya", "anaknya", "dan-Zebadya", "dan-Zebaja"]·IT["Zebadia", "e-Zebadia"]·jav["Zebadya", "Zébadya", "lan-Zebadya", "lan-Zèbadya", "lan-Zébadya"]·KO["그-와-스바댜", "그리고-스바닐와", "그리고-스바단이", "그리고-스바댜", "그리고-즈바디아", "스바댜", "스바댜후"]·PT["E-Zevadyah", "Zevadyah", "Zevadyahu", "e-Zevadyah", "e-Zevadyahu", "seu-filho"]·RU["Зевадья", "Зевадьягу", "и-Зевадйаху", "и-Зевадья", "и-Зевадьяху"]·ES["Y-Zebadías", "Zebadías", "Zevadyah", "y-Zebadías", "y-Zevadyah", "y-Zevadyahu"]·SW["Na-Zebadia", "Zebadia", "Zebadiya", "na-Zebadia", "na-Zebadiya", "na-Zebadya"]·TR["Ve-Zevadya", "Zevadya", "ve-Zevadya", "ve-Zevadyahu"]·urd["اور-زبدیاہ", "اور-زبدیاہو", "زبدیاہ"]
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
זְבַדְיָהוּ, זְבַדְיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ hath bestowed, cf. יְהוֹזָבָד, & reff., also זַבְדִּיאֵל supr.)—זְבַדְיָהוּ 1. Levites, a. 1 Ch 26:2; b. 2 Ch 17:8. 2. an officer of Jehoshaphat 2 Ch 19:11. זְבַדְיָה 3. Benjamites, a. 1 Ch 8:15; b. 1 Ch 8:17. 4. one of David’s men 1 Ch 12:8. 5. an officer of David 1 Ch 27:7. 6. a returning exile Ezr 8:8. 7. one of priestly house Ezr 10:20.