H2074 H2074
Zebulun — the sixth son of Jacob and Leah; the Israelite tribe and its territory in the Galilee region
Zevulun names the sixth son born to Jacob and Leah, whose birth prompted the hopeful wordplay 'now my husband will honor me (yizbeleni)' (Gen 30:20). From this patriarch springs the tribe of Zebulun, allotted territory in lower Galilee between the Jezreel Valley and the Mediterranean approaches — 'Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea' (Gen 49:13). Across 45 occurrences, the name shifts by metonymy from person to tribe to land: tribal census lists in Numbers, the courageous warriors praised in Deborah's song who 'risked their lives to the death' (Judg 5:18), and the eschatological allotment in Ezekiel's temple vision (Ezek 48:26-33). Isaiah's prophecy that 'the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali' would see a great light (Isa 8:23/9:1) is cited by Matthew as fulfilled in Jesus' Galilean ministry (Matt 4:15). Translations consistently transliterate: Spanish 'Zabulon,' French 'Zabulon,' German 'Sebulon.'
Senses
1. Zebulun (person, tribe, territory) — The proper noun Zebulun (zevulun), referring to the sixth son of Jacob and Leah (Gen 30:20; 35:23), the Israelite tribe descended from him (Num 1:30-31; Judg 4:6, 10; 5:14, 18), and the tribal territory in the lower Galilee (Josh 19:10-16; Isa 8:23). Jacob's blessing associates Zebulun with the sea (Gen 49:13), and Deborah's song celebrates the tribe's battlefield valor (Judg 5:18). All 45 occurrences denote this person, tribe, or territory; prepositional and construct variations reflect syntax, not distinct senses. 45×
AR["زَبولونَ", "زَبولونُ", "زَبُولُونَ", "زَبُولُونُ", "يَا-زَبُولُونُ"]·ben["জবুলুন", "সবুলুন", "সবুলুনের", "সবূলুন", "সবূলূন", "সবূলূনের"]·DE["Sebulon", "Sebulun", "Sebuluns"]·EN["Zebulun", "Zevulun"]·FR["Zabulon"]·heb["זבולון", "זבולן", "זבלון"]·HI["जबूलून", "जबूलून-का", "जबूलून-के", "जबूलून-ने", "ज़बूलुन-के", "ज़बूलून", "ज़बूलून-के", "ज़ेबूलून"]·ID["Zebulon"]·IT["Zabulon"]·jav["Zebulon", "Zebulun", "Zèbulun", "Zébulon", "Zébulun", "hé-Zebulon"]·KO["사부론의", "스불론", "스불론-의", "스불론아", "스불론은", "스불론의", "스불론이", "스불론이라"]·PT["Z'vulun", "Zebulom", "Zevulun", "Zevulún"]·RU["Завулон", "Завулона", "Звулун", "Зевулун", "Зевулуна"]·ES["Zabulón", "Zevulun", "Zevulún"]·SW["Zabuloni", "Zebuluni", "la-Zebuluni"]·TR["Zebulun", "Zebulun'un", "Zevulun", "Zevulun'un"]·urd["زبولون", "زبولون-کا", "زبولون-کے"]
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
† זְבוּלֻן, זְבֻלוּן n.pr.m. Zebulun (on expl. of name given in E and J cf. זבד, זבל);—זְבוּלֻן Gn 49:13 + 25 times; זְבֻלוּן Ju 5:18 + 17 times; זְבוּלוּן Ju 1:30;— 1. sixth son of Jacob and Leah Gn 30:20; 35:23; 46:14; 49:13 Ex 1:3 1 Ch 2:1. 2. the tribe of Zebulun Nu 1:9 Dt 27:13; 33:18(×2) Ju 1:30; 4:10; 5:14, 18 Ez 48:26 1 Ch 12:34, 41; 27:19 2 Ch 30:11, 18; cf. שָׂרֵי ז׳ ψ 68:28; שַׁעַר ז׳…