Bible Names N-Z

Zetham in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Son of Laadan, a Gershonite Levite (1 Chronicles 23:8); in 1 Chronicles 26:21-22 the son of Jehieli, and so Laadan's grandson....

Read More

Zia in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(motion), one of the Gadites who dwelt in Bashan. 1Ch 5:13 (B.C. 1014.)...

Read More

Ziba in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

A servant of Saul's house, according to Josephus (Ant. 7:5, Section 5) a freedman of Saul. He had 15 sons and 20 servants (2 Samuel 9:10; 2 Samuel 16:1-4; 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Samuel 19:29). (For the rest (See MEPHIBOSHETH)....

Read More

Zethan in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Bilhan 1Ch 7:10...

Read More

Ziba in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

zi'-ba (tsibha', tsibha' (2 Sam 16:4a), meaning unknown; Seiba): A former servant or probably dependent of Saul's house (2 Sam 9:1 ff), who was brought to David when the king inquired if there was not a member of Saul's family that he could show kindness to (compare David's oath to Jonathan in 1 Sam 20:14 ff). Ziba tells David of Mephibosheth ...

Read More

Ziba in Hitchcock's Bible Names

army; fight; strength...

Read More

Zephi in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Son of Eliphaz, son of Esau; "duke," i.e. tribe chief, of Edom....

Read More

Zerah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

sunrise. (1.) An "Ethiopian," probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the days of Asa (2 Chr. 14:9- 15). He reached Zephathah, and there encountered the army of Asa. This is the only instance "in all the annals of Ju...

Read More

Zerubbabel in Hitchcock's Bible Names

a stranger at Babylon; dispersion of confusion...

Read More

Zepho in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ze'-fi, ze'-fo (tsephi, perhaps "gaze," or "gazing," in 1 Ch 1:36; tspho, the same meaning in Gen 36:11,15): A duke of Edom. Septuagint has Sophar, which Skinner (Genesis, 431) says may be the original of Job's kind friend. In Gen 36:43 the Septuagint has Zaphoei (= tsepho, i.e. Zepho), for Iram. Skinner holds it probable that the two names, Z...

Read More