What does זְבוּל (zĕbûl) mean in the Bible?
זְבוּל (zĕbûl): Dwelling place that emphasizes elevated or exalted status; used of God's heavenly temple residence
Hebrew · H2073
זְבוּל
A residence
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זְבוּל H2073
Pronunciation zĕbûl
What does זְבוּל (zĕbûl) mean in the Bible?
זְבוּל (zĕbûl): Dwelling place that emphasizes elevated or exalted status; used of God's heavenly temple residence
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2073?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an exalted (2), far from their lofty abode (1), habitation (1), in their places (1).
Where does זְבוּל (zĕbûl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 8:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Habakkuk (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It an exalted 2× 1 Kings 8:13, 2 Chronicles 6:2
far from their lofty abode 1× Psalms 49:14
habitation 1× Isaiah 63:15
in their places 1× Habakkuk 3:11
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 8:13 זְבֻ֖ל to an exalted Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 6:2 זְבֻ֖ל to an exalted Noun - masculine singular Psalms 49:14 מִזְּבֻ֥ל to far from their lofty abode Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 63:15 מִזְּבֻ֥ל to habitation Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Habakkuk 3:11 זְבֻ֑לָה to in their places Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 8:13
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
זְבֻ֖ל 2x zə·ḇul 1 Kings 8:13, 2 Chronicles 6:2
מִזְּבֻ֥ל 2x miz·zə·ḇul Psalms 49:14, Isaiah 63:15
זְבֻ֑לָה 1x zə·ḇu·lāh Habakkuk 3:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 8:13, 2 Chronicles 6:2
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Psalms 49:14, Isaiah 63:15
Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Habakkuk 3:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Dwelling place that emphasizes elevated or exalted status; used of God's heavenly temple residence
Source Gloss
a residence
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Dwelling place that emphasizes elevated or exalted status; used of God's heavenly temple residence
a residence BDB: elevation Usage: dwell in, dwelling, habitation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זְבוּל is built from this root:
זָבַל H2082
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain