Lexicon zabal: probably to dwell Original Word: זָבַלPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: zabal Phonetic Spelling: (zaw-bal') Short Definition: dwell NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionprobably to dwell NASB Translationdwell (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ זָבַל] verb probably exalt, honour (Assyrian zabâlu COT Gloss and id. on Genesis 30:20; 1 Kings 8:13, compare Dl Pr 62 f. so De; Phoenician proper name, feminine בעלאזבל (probably = Baal has exalted) compare אִיזֶבֶל above; compare Arabic take up and carry; > Nö ZMG 1886, 729, who connects these verbs with Syriac bear, carry, compare Hebrew סָבַל) — Qal Imperfect יִזְבְּלֵנִי אִישִׁי Genesis 30:20b (J), my husband will honour me (in explanation of name Zebulun (see below); on another apparently explanation in va compare זבד); > AV and others dwell with me, compare Thes Rob-Ges who derive dwell with from an assumed meaning be round (compare דור); and others (compare MV8. 9), who derive dwell as denominative from זְבֻל in sense dwelling.
Strong's dwell with A primitive root; apparently properly, to inclose, i.e. To reside -- dwell with. |
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