Lexical Definition
זְבוּל zᵉbûwl (ze-bool') elevation H:N-M
or זְבֻל zᵉbul (zeb-ool'); from זָבַל
dwell in, dwelling, habitation.
- a residence
1) exalted, residence, elevation, lofty abode, height, habitation
See Greek: ἅγιον · δόξα · κατοικητήριον · οἶκος · τάξις
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. זְבֻל noun [masculine] elevation, height, lofty abode (Late Hebrew זְבוּל temple); — בָּנוֺ בָּנִיתִי בֵּית זְבֻל לָ֑ךְ 1Kgs 8:13 = 2Chr 6:2 (poetry; probably from book of Jashar, compare ᵐ5 Wecompare 271 DrIntr. 182; on בֵּיתזְֿבֻל = Assyrian bît zabal, lofty house compare COT 1Kgs 8:13 DlPr 62 f.); לְבַלּוֺת שְׁאוֺל מִזְּבֻל לוֺ Ps 49:15* text dubious; Ew Hi Ri Now read מַזְבּוּל (or מִזְבּוֺל, Ew) as noun = dwelling; Che proposes for מִזְּבֻל, ׳ ם ז[לְעוֺלָ] Checritical note.; זְבֻל קָדְשְׁךָ Isa 63:15 (|| שָׁמַיִם) the high abode of thy holiness (compare Checritical note,); of the lofty abode of sun and moon: שֶׁמֶשׁ יָרֵחַ עָמַד זְבֻ֑לָה Hab 3:11.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 8:13 |
| 2 Chronicles | 6:2 |
| Psalms | 49:15* |
| Isaiah | 63:15 |
| Habakkuk | 3:11 |