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Strong's H2216 זְרֻבָּבֶל (zerubbabel)

Zrubbabel - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2216 — zorobabel in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H2216
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 5

Strong's H2216 Quick Answer

Strong's H2216 זְרוּבָּבֶל (Zrubbabel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Zrubbabel (zer-oob-baw-bel') n/p. 1. descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there 2. Zerubbabel, an Israelite It has 20 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include zerubbabel. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Zrubbabel (zer-oob-baw-bel') n/p. 1. descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there 2. Zerubbabel, an Israelite
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
zerubbabel

Meaning and Definition

Zrubbabel (zer-oob-baw-bel') n/p. 1. descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there 2. Zerubbabel, an Israelite [from H2215 and H894] KJV: Zerubbabel. Root(s): H2215, H894

Original Word
זְרוּבָּבֶל
Transliteration
Zrubbabel
Derivation
Root: זרב First root strongs: 2215 Second root strongs: 894
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2216. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Zerubbabel

Usage: A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.19; son of: Pedaiah (H6305H); brother of: Shimei (H8096J); father of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Berechiah (H1296), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142) and Abiud (G0010); also called Sheshbazzar at Ezr.1.8,11; 5.14,16; KJV: Zorobabel at Mat.1.12,13;

§ Zerubbabel = "sown in Babylon" the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon

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How Strong's H2216 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Zrubbabel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Zerubbabel 1 Chronicles 3:19 20×

How Strong's H2216 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2216 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2216 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 3:19 KJV

And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:

Ezra 2:2 KJV

Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

Ezra 3:2 KJV

Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2216.

1 Chronicles 3:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
Ezra 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Ezra 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
Ezra 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
Ezra 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
Ezra 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
Nehemiah 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
Nehemiah 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Nehemiah 12:47 Old Testament, KJV
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
Haggai 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
Haggai 1:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.
Haggai 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
Haggai 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
Haggai 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:
Haggai 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
Haggai 2:23 Old Testament, KJV
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.
Zechariah 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
Zechariah 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Zechariah 4:9 Old Testament, KJV
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
Zechariah 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2216, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3:19
Ezra 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 2:2 Ezra 3:2 Ezra 3:8 Ezra 4:2 Ezra 4:3
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 7:7 Nehemiah 12:1 Nehemiah 12:47
Haggai 7 usages, Old Testament
Haggai 1:1 Haggai 1:12 Haggai 1:14 Haggai 2:2 Haggai 2:4 Haggai 2:21 Haggai 2:23
Zechariah 4 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 4:6 Zechariah 4:7 Zechariah 4:9 Zechariah 4:10

Strong's H2216 FAQ

What does zerubbabel (זְרֻבָּבֶל) mean?

Zerubbabel (Strong's H2216) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Zerubbabel". Zrubbabel (zer-oob-baw-bel') n/p. 1. descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there 2. Zerubbabel, an Israelite

How many times is zerubbabel (זְרֻבָּבֶל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H2216 across 5 books.

Where can I study zerubbabel (זְרֻבָּבֶל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2216 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate zerubbabel (זְרֻבָּבֶל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as zerubbabel. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.