זרובבל

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Hebrew

Etymology

From זָרוּעַ (zarúa, sown, begotten) +‎ בָּבֶל (bavél, Babylon), thus meaning "sown in Babylon".

Pronunciation

Proper noun

זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zrubavélm

  1. (biblical) a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity.
    • Tanach, Haggai 1:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      בִּשְׁנַ֤ת שְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֨ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֜ה בְּיַד־חַגַּ֣י הַנָּבִ֗יא אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל בֶּן־שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ פַּחַ֣ת יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָ֛ק הַכֹּהֵ֥ן הַגָּד֖וֹל לֵאמֹֽר
      bi'shnát shtáyim dar'yávesh ha-mélech ba'chódesh ha-shishí b'yóm echád la'chódesh hayá dvar Adonái b'yád chagáy ha-naví el Zrubavél ben Sh'altiél pachát Y'hudá v'él Y'hoshúa ben Y'hotsadák ha-Kóhen ha-gadól le'mor:
      In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, this word of GOD came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, the governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest:

References

https://www.sefaria.org/Haggai.1.1?vhe=Tanach_with_Ta%27amei_Hamikra&lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en