Hebrew word · H2066

זָבָד

zavad

Zabad

Both come from zabad, 'to endow, bestow a gift'. The same root appears in Leah's words in Gen 30:20, 'God has endowed me with a good endowment'. Jehozabad means 'YHWH has endowed'. Zabad is either a short form of a name built on God's name or a separate name of the same type.

Appears 8 times in 8 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.36;

son of: Nathan (H5416J);

father of: Ephlal (H0654)

§ Zabad = "he endows"

1) a descendant of Judah; son of Nathan, grandson of Attai, great grandson of Ahlai Sheshan's daughter

2) son of Tahath

3) one of David's mighty warriors (could be the same as 1 above)

4) son of Shimeath, an Ammonitess; a conspirator against and, with Jehozabad, the murderer of Joash (also called 'Jozachar')

5) one of the sons of Zattu, who put away his foreign wife at the command of Ezra

6) one of the descendants of Hashum, who, in the time of Ezra, had a foreign wife

7) one of the sons of Nebo, who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of 2 Chronicles 24:26

Range of meaning

Both come from zabad, 'to endow, bestow a gift'. The same root appears in Leah's words in Gen 30:20, 'God has endowed me with a good endowment'. Jehozabad means 'YHWH has endowed'. Zabad is either a short form of a name built on God's name or a separate name of the same type.

Against the English

English readers see only names. Hebrew hearers would have heard a confession of faith in Israel's God inside them.

Used elsewhere in the period

Both names are common in Chronicles (1 Chr 2:36–37; 7:21; 11:41; 2 Chr 17:18; Ezra 10:27, 33, 43). Seals and other inscriptions from the Iron Age show that names built on YHWH's name were standard in Judah.

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:36 זָבָֽד׃ Zabad

    Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,

  2. 1 Chronicles 2:37 וְזָבָד֙ and Zabad

    Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,

  3. 1 Chronicles 7:21 וְזָבָ֥ד and Zabad

    Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.

    Here: A personal name, probably meaning "he has given" or "gift." It carries on the father-to-son line started in v. 20 (Tahath → Zabad).

  4. 1 Chronicles 11:41 זָבָ֖ד Zabad

    Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

2 Chronicles · 1

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:26 זָבָ֗ד Zabad

    Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

    Here: A personal name meaning 'he has given' or 'he has endowed'. It is probably a short form of a name built on God's name, like Jehozabad. 2 Kings calls this man Jozacar.

Ezra · 3

  1. Ezra 10:27 וְזָבָ֖ד and Zabad

    From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

  2. Ezra 10:33 זָבָ֣ד Zabad

    From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

  3. Ezra 10:43 זָבָ֣ד Zabad

    And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

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