Bible Names N-Z

Zacchai in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("pure".) Hebrew of Zacchaeus; 760 of the family of Zacchai returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:9; Nehemiah 7:14)....

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Zaccur in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

zak'-ur (zakkur, perhaps "ventriloquist" (Gray, Nu, 137)): (1) Father of Shammua the Reubenite spy (Nu 13:4). (2) A Simeonite (1 Ch 4:26); the King James Version "Zacchur." (3) Levites: (a) a Merarite (1 Ch 24:27); (b) a "son" of Asaph (1 Ch 25:2,10; Neh 12:35); (c) Neh 10:12 (Hebrew verse 13), and probably the same as in Neb 13:13, father of Han...

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Zabdiel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("gift of God".) 1. Father of Jashobeam. (See JASHOBEAM.) (1 Chronicles 27:2). 2. A priest, "son of (one of) the great men," overseer of 128 brethren (Nehemiah 11:14)....

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Zabulon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

the Greek form of the name Zebulun. Mt 4:13, 15; Re 7:8...

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Zacchaeus in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

za-ke'-us (Zakchaios, from zakkay, "pure"): (1) A publican with whom Jesus lodged during His stay in Jericho (Lk 19:1-10). He is not mentioned in the other Gospels. Being a chief publican, or overseer, among the tax- gatherers, Zaccheus had additional opportunity, by farming the taxes, of increasing that wealth for which his class was famous. Y...

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Zabud in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

za'-bud (zabhudh, "bestowed"): (1) A son of Nathan (the prophet, probably) said in Kings to be chief minister to Solomon and also the king's friend (1 Ki 4:5; 1 Ch 2:36). The American Revised Version margin has "priest" for "chief minister." Benzinger (Kurz. Hand- Commentary, 18) holds that "this expression is a marginal gloss here," while Kitt...

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Zabulon in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Matt. 4:13, 15; Rev. 7:8). See ZEBULUN -T0003889....

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Zacchaeus in Naves Topical Bible

-(A collector of taxes in Jericho) -Hosts Jesus Lu 19:1-10...

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