H2133 H2133
Zeitan, a Benjamite warrior, possibly meaning 'olive tree' (1 Chronicles 7:10)
Zeitan was a Benjamite listed in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 7:10. BDB suggests the name may derive from the Hebrew word for 'olive tree,' which would fit the pattern of personal names drawn from flora in biblical genealogies. The Greek manuscripts show minor variation ('Zaithan,' 'Zetha'), but the connection to olive imagery—symbolizing peace, prosperity, and God's blessing—may have been meaningful to those who bore or bestowed this name.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Benjamite in 1 Chronicles 7:10, possibly meaning 'olive tree.' The multilingual glosses transliterate the name, with French and German bracketing it. The potential etymological link to olive trees would connect this warrior to symbols of peace and abundance common in biblical onomastics. Greek variants reflect transmission uncertainty. 1×
AR["وَ-زيتان"]·ben["ও-সেথন"]·DE["[וזיתן]"]·EN["and-Zeitan"]·FR["[וזיתן]"]·heb["ו-זיתן"]·HI["और-जेतान"]·ID["dan-Zetan"]·IT["[וזיתן]"]·jav["lan-Zétan"]·KO["그리고-세단"]·PT["e-Zetan"]·RU["и-Зетан"]·ES["y-Zetán"]·SW["na-Zethani"]·TR["ve-Zetan"]·urd["اور-زیتان"]
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
† זֵיתָן n.pr.m. (? olive-tree)—a Benjamite 1 Ch 7:10, 𝔊 Ζαιθαν, 𝔊L Ζηθα.