English
Zebadiah
Zebadiah comes from Hebrew זְבַדְיָה ‘gift of God, God has bestowed’, and goes back to זֶבֶד.
- Hebrew1880s–presentזֶבֶדzevéd‘gift, offering’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentזַבְדִּיzab̲dî‘my gift’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentזְבַדְיָהZəḇaḏyâ‘gift of God, God has bestowed’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Zebadiah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentזֶבֶדzevéd‘gift, offering’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentזַבְדִּיzab̲dî‘my gift’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentזְבַדְיָהZəḇaḏyâ‘gift of God, God has bestowed’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Zebadiah
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel…”
Every English word from Hebrew זֶבֶד
Today it means
name One of several minor characters in the Old Testament. (biblical character)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew זֶבֶד / Zebadiah