Zebul
/ˈziːbʊl/noun
A Hebrew name or title meaning "dwelling" or "habitation," found in biblical and related Semitic contexts.
Did you know?In Northwest Semitic tradition, related forms of *zbl* can mean “prince” or “lofty abode,” showing how a single root could move between status, height, and sacred dwelling.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PS
*zbl
“to dwell; lofty dwelling; prince/noble (reconstructed root)”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
זְבוּל (zvul / zebul)
“dwelling, habitation; sometimes a lofty abode”
Phoenician / Northwest Semitic
NW Semitic
zbl
“a title meaning prince or exalted one in some inscriptions and names”
Greek
Greek
Ζεβούλ
“transliteration of the Semitic name/title”
Latin
Latin
Zebul
“transliterated biblical name/title”
Modern English
English
Zebul
“a biblical or transliterated proper name”