Given name
Zerubbabel
“seed of Babel”
Zerubbabel is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewזרבבל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Zerubbabel means “seed of Babel.”
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Where it comes from
Zerubbabel is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb zara' (זרע), “to scatter or sow,” and the Hebrew verb balal (בלל), “to mix unto saturation.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Zerubbabel appears in Ezra 2:2, Ezra 1:11, 1 Chronicles 3:19 and 4 other passages.
- Ezra 2:2
- Ezra 1:11
- 1 Chronicles 3:19
- Exodus 2:10
- Ezra 5:2
- Ezra 6:16
- 2 Kings 24:8
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Zerubbabel’s family of names
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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