זבל

Aramaic

Verb

זבל • (transliteration needed)




  1. to defecate











    
Hebrew

    


    

    
Etymology

    

Compare Arabic زِبْل‎ (zibl, “manure, dung”)







    
Pronunciation 1

    








    
Noun

    

זֶבֶל • (zével) m




  1. garbage

    ‏פח הזבל‎ ― trash can
    2. 

  2. manure







    
References

    

  • “זבל‎” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.







    
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Noun

    

זְבֻל • (z'vúl) m




  1. Dwelling.

    • 1 Kings 8:13:

      בָּנֹה בָנִיתִי בֵּית זְבֻל לָךְ מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ עוֹלָמִים׃‎

      banó vaníti beit z'vúl lakh makhón l'shivt'khá olamím.
      

      I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.[1]







    
Proper noun

    

זְבֻל • (z'vúl) m




  1. A male given name: Zebul.

    • Judges 9:28:

      וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ גַּעַל בֶּן־עֶבֶד מִי־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּמִי־שְׁכֶם כִּי נַעַבְדֶנּוּ הֲלֹא בֶן־יְרֻבַּעַל וּזְבֻל פְּקִידוֹ עִבְדוּ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי חֲמוֹר אֲבִי שְׁכֶם וּמַדּוּעַ נַעַבְדֶנּוּ אֲנָחְנוּ׃‎

      vayómer gá'al ben-éved mi-avimélekh umí-sh'khém ki na'av'dénu haló ben-y'rubá'al uz'vúl p'kidó iv'dú et-anshéi khamór aví sh'khém umadúa na'av'dénu anákhnu.
      

      And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?







    
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Verb

    

זבל • (transliteration needed)




  1. apparently properly to inclose, that is, to reside: - dwell with.







    
References

    


  1.  Authorized King James translation (1611).






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