זַבְדִּי
zav.di
Zabdi
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Zabdi: A Hebrew Personal Name Zabdi (H2067G) is a Hebrew proper noun appearing three times in the biblical text. As a personal name rather than a common word with semantic meaning, it functions as an identifier for specific individuals within biblical narratives. The name itself does not carry a translatable definition in the way that descriptive Hebrew words do; instead, it serves as a designation of identity, similar to modern given names. The limited occurrence of Zabdi (only 3 instances) suggests it was not an extraordinarily common name in biblical times, though it was used sufficiently often to warrant inclusion in biblical records. Without access to etymological data or the specific narrative contexts in which these three occurrences appear, the precise historical or biographical significance of the individuals named Zabdi cannot be determined from the lexicon entry alone. What can be established is that this name was recognized and preserved in the biblical text, indicating that the individuals bearing it held enough importance to be recorded in the scriptural record.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against the children of Israel.
Joshua 7:17He brought near the family of Judah, and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected.
Joshua 7:18He brought near his household man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.