2190. Zaavan
Strong's Lexicon
Zaavan: Zaavan

Original Word: זַעֲוָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Zaavan
Pronunciation: zah-ah-VAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (zah-av-awn')
Definition: Zaavan
Meaning: Zaavan

Word Origin: Derived from the root זָעַף (za'af), meaning "to be angry" or "to be indignant."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Zaavan, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun. However, genealogical records in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) would transliterate the name phonetically.

Usage: Zaavan is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is used to identify a descendant of Seir the Horite, specifically a grandson through his son Ezer. The name may carry connotations related to its root, suggesting a sense of agitation or unrest.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the Bible, names often carry significant meanings and can reflect the character or destiny of individuals. The Horites, to whom Zaavan belonged, were a group of people who lived in the region of Seir before the Edomites. They are mentioned in genealogical records, which were important for establishing tribal and familial identities in ancient Israelite culture.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a desc. of Seir
NASB Translation
Zaavan (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
זַעֲוָן proper name, masculine a Horite Genesis 36:27 = 1 Chronicles 1:42.

זַעֲוָן proper name, masculine a descendant (branch or tribe) of Seir (ᵐ5 Ζουκαμ, but Ζαυαν ᵐ5L 1 Chronicles 1:42; Samaritan זוען) — Genesis 36:27 = 1 Chronicles 1:42.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Zaavan

From zuwa'; disquiet; Zaavan, an Idumaean -- Zaavan.

see HEBREW zuwa'

Forms and Transliterations
וְזַעֲוָ֖ן וזעון vezaaVan wə·za·‘ă·wān wəza‘ăwān
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 36:27
HEB: אֵ֑צֶר בִּלְהָ֥ן וְזַעֲוָ֖ן וַעֲקָֽן׃
NAS: of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan.
KJV: [are] these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
INT: of Ezer Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan

1 Chronicles 1:42
HEB: אֵ֔צֶר בִּלְהָ֥ן וְזַעֲוָ֖ן יַעֲקָ֑ן בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: [were] Bilhan, Zaavan and Jaakan.
KJV: Bilhan, and Zavan, [and] Jakan.
INT: of Ezer Bilhan Zaavan and Jaakan the sons

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2190
2 Occurrences


wə·za·‘ă·wān — 2 Occ.
















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