זבל

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Aramaic

Verb

זבל • (transliteration needed)

  1. to defecate

Hebrew

Root
ז־ב־ל (z-b-l)

Etymology

Compare Arabic زُبَالَة (zubāla, “trash, garbage”) and Arabic زِبْل (zibl, “manure, dung”)

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

זֶבֶל • (zével) m

  1. garbage
    פח הזבל ― trash can
  2. manure
Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

Pronunciation 2

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?
References

Pronunciation 3

Verb

זָבַל • (zavál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to inclose, to reside, to dwell with.
Conjugation
Conjugation of זָבַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first זָבַלְתִּי זָבַלְנוּ
second זָבַלְתָּ זָבַלְתְּ זְבַלְתֶּם1 זְבַלְתֶּן1
third זָבַל זָבְלָה זָבְלוּ
present זוֹבֵל זוֹבֶלֶת זוֹבְלִים זוֹבְלוֹת
future first אזבול / אֶזְבֹּל נזבול / נִזְבֹּל
second תזבול / תִּזְבֹּל תִּזְבְּלִי תִּזְבְּלוּ תזבולנה / תִּזְבֹּלְנָה2
third יזבול / יִזְבֹּל תזבול / תִּזְבֹּל יִזְבְּלוּ תזבולנה / תִּזְבֹּלְנָה2
imperative זבול / זְבֹל זִבְלִי זִבְלוּ זבולנה / זְבֹלְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced זָבַלְתֶּם and זָבַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  1. ^ Authorized King James translation (1611).
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