2216. Zorobabel
Strong's Lexicon
Zorobabel: Zerubbabel

Original Word: Ζοροβάβελ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Zorobabel
Pronunciation: zor-oh-BAB-el
Phonetic Spelling: (dzor-ob-ab'-el)
Definition: Zerubbabel
Meaning: Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel (Salathiel) and father of Abiud and Rhesa.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zerubbabel)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H2216 - זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zerubbabel)

Usage: Zerubbabel is a significant figure in the post-exilic period of Israel's history. His name is often interpreted to mean "seed of Babylon" or "born in Babylon," reflecting his birth during the Babylonian exile. In the New Testament, he is mentioned in the genealogies of Jesus Christ, highlighting his role in the Davidic line (Matthew 1:12-13; Luke 3:27).

Cultural and Historical Background: Zerubbabel was a leader of the Jewish people who returned from the Babylonian exile. He was appointed as the governor of Judah and played a crucial role in the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. His leadership is chronicled in the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, and Zechariah. Zerubbabel's efforts to restore the temple and re-establish Jewish worship were pivotal in the reconstitution of Jewish identity and religious life after the exile.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Zerubbabel
Definition
Zerubbabel, an Isr.
NASB Translation
Zerubbabel (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2216: Ζοροβαβέλ

Ζοροβαβέλ, in Josephus, Ζοροβαβηλος, Ζοροβαβελου, , (זְרֻבָּבֶל, i. e. either for זְרוּבָבֶל dispersed in Babylonia or for בָּבֶל זְרוּעַ begotten in Babylonia), Zerubbabel, Vulg.Zorobabel, a descendant of David, the leader of the first colony of the Jews on their return from the Babylonian exile: Matthew 1:12; Luke 3:27.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Zerubbabel

Of Hebrew origin (Zrubbabel); Zorobabel (i.e. Zerubbabel), an Israelite -- Zorobabel.

see HEBREW Zrubbabel

Forms and Transliterations
Ζοροβαβελ Ζοροβαβέλ Ζοροβάβελ Zorobabel Zorobábel
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 1:12 N
GRK: ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ζοροβάβελ
NAS: the father of Zerubbabel.
KJV: Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
INT: was father of Zerubbabel

Matthew 1:13 N
GRK: Ζοροβάβελ δὲ ἐγέννησεν
NAS: Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud,
KJV: And Zorobabel begat Abiud;
INT: Zerubbabel moreover was father of

Luke 3:27 N
GRK: Ῥησά τοῦ Ζοροβάβελ τοῦ Σαλαθιήλ
NAS: the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,
KJV: which was [the son] of Rhesa, which was [the son] of Zorobabel, which was [the son] of Salathiel,
INT: of Rhesa of Zerubbabel of Shealtiel

Strong's Greek 2216
3 Occurrences


Ζοροβάβελ — 3 Occ.

















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