Zebulun

[ zeb-yoo-luhn, zuh-byoo-luhn ]

noun

1. a son of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 30:20.
2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

Zebulun

/ zəˈbjuː-; ˈzɛbjʊlən /

noun

1. the sixth son whom Leah bore to Jacob: one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 30:20)
2. the tribe descended from him
3. the territory of this tribe, lying in lower Galilee to the north of Mount Carmel and to the east of the coastal plain

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zebulun¹

From Late Latin Zabulon, from Greek Zaboulṓn, from Hebrew Zəbhūlūn, of uncertain meaning