Easton’s dictionary

Nearly 4,000 clear, readable entries on the people, places, words and ideas of the Bible, by a Scottish minister. A good first place to look.

• ZaanaimWanderings; the unloading of tents, so called probably from the fact of nomads in...
• ZaananPlace of flocks, mentioned only in Micah 1:11. It may be identified with Zenan, in the...
• Zaanannim=Zaanaim, (Josh. 19:33).
• ZaavanTerror, one of the “dukes of Edom” (Gen. 36:27); called also Zavan (1 Chr. 1:42).
• ZabadGift. (1.) One of David’s valiant men (1 Chr. 11:41), the descendant of Ahlai, of the...
• ZabbaiWanderer; pure. (1.) Ezra 10:28. (2.) The father of Baruch, who “earnestly repaired”...
• ZabbudGift, Ezra 8:14.
• ZabdiGift of Jehovah. (1.) An ancestor of Achan (Josh. 7:1, 17, 18). He is probably the...
• ZabdielGift of God. (1.) The father of Jashobeam, who was one of David’s officers (1 Chr....
• ZabudGift, the son of Nathan, who was “king’s friend” in the court of Solomon (1 Kings 4:5).
• Zabulon(Matt. 4:13, 15; Rev. 7:8). See ZEBULUN.
• ZaccaiPure, one whose “sons” returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:9; Neh. 7:14)....
• ZacchaeusPure, a superintendant of customs; a chief tax-gather (publicanus) at Jericho (Luke...
• ZaccurMindful. (1.) Father of Shammua, who was one of the spies sent out by Moses (Num....
• ZachariahRemembered by the Lord. (1.) Son of Jeroboam II., king of Israel. On the death of his...
• Zacharias(1.) A priest of the course of Abia, the eighth of the twenty-four courses into which...
• ZacherMemorial, a son of Jehiel (1 Chr. 8:31; 9:35); called Zechariah (9:37).
• ZadokRighteous. (1.) A son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazer (2 Sam. 8:17; 1 Chr. 24:3),...
• ZairLittle, a place probably east of the Dead Sea, where Joram discomfited the host of...
• ZalmonShady. (1.) One of David’s warriors, called the Ahohite (2 Sam. 23:28); called also...
• ZalmonahShady, one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:41, 42).
• ZalmunnaOne of the two kings of Midian whom the “Lord delivered” into the hands of Gideon. He...
• ZamzummimsA race of giants; “a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims” (Deut. 2:20,...
• ZanoahMarsh. (1.) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah (Josh. 15:34)....
• Zaphnath-PaaneahThe name which Pharaoh gave to Joseph when he raised him to the rank of prime minister...
• ZarephathSmelting-shop, “a workshop for the refining and smelting of metals”, a small...
• ZaretanWhen the Hebrews crossed the Jordan, as soon as the feet of the priests were dipped in...
• Zareth-ShaharThe splendour of the dawn, a city “in the mount of the valley” (Josh. 13:19). It is...
• ZarthanA place near Succoth, in the plain of the Jordan, “in the clay ground,” near which...
• ZatthuA sprout, Neh. 10:14.
• ZattuId., one whose descendants returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:8; Neh....
• ZazaPlenty, a descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 2:33).
• ZealAn earnest temper; may be enlightened (Num. 25:11-13; 2 Cor. 7:11; 9:2), or ignorant...
• ZealotsA sect of Jews which originated with Judas the Gaulonite (Acts 5:37). They refused to...
• ZebadiahGift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab’s brother (1 Chr. 27:7). (2.) A Levite who...
• ZebahMan-killer, or sacrifice, one of the two kings who led the vast host of the Midianites...
• Zebaim(Ezra 2:57; Neh. 7:59). “Pochereth of Zebaim” should be read as in the Revised...
• ZebedeeA Galilean fisherman, the husband of Salome (q.v.), and the father of James and John,...
• ZeboimGazelles or roes. (1.) One of the “five cities of the plain” of Sodom, generally...
• ZebudahGiven, the wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36).
• ZebulHabitation, the governor of Shechem under Abimelech (Judg. 9:28, 30, 36). He informed...
• ZebuloniteThe designation of Elon, the judge who belonged to the tribe of Zebulun (Judg. 12:11, 12).
• ZebulunDwelling, the sixth and youngest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 30:20). Little is known...
• Zebulun, Lot ofIn Galilee, to the north of Issachar and south of Asher and Naphtali (Josh. 19:10-16),...
• Zebulun, Tribe ofNumbered at Sinai (Num. 1:31) and before entering Canaan (26:27). It was one of the...
• ZechariahJehovah is renowned or remembered. (1.) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve...
• ZedadSide; sloping place, a town in the north of Palestine, near Hamath (Num. 34:8; Ezek....
• ZedekiahRighteousness of Jehovah. (1.) The last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah,...
• ZeebThe wolf, one of the two leaders of the great Midianite host which invaded Israel and...
• ZelahSlope; side, a town in Benjamin, where Saul and his son Jonathan were buried (2 Sam....
• ZelekCleft, an Ammonite; one of David’s valiant men (2 Sam. 23:37).
• ZelophehadFirst-born, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of the family of Gilead; died in the...
• Zelotes(Luke 6:15). See SIMON; ZEALOTS.
• Zemaraim(1.) A town of Benjamin (Josh. 18:22); now the ruin, rather two ruins, es-Sumrah, 4...
• ZemariteThe designation of one of the Phoenician tribes (Gen. 10:18) who inhabited the town of...
• ZemiraVine-dresser, a Benjamite; one of the sons of Becher (1 Chr. 7:8).
• ZenasA disciple called “the lawyer,” whom Paul wished Titus to bring with him (Titus 3:13)....
• ZephaniahJehovah has concealed, or Jehovah of darkness. (1.) The son of Cushi, and...
• ZephathBeacon; watch-tower, a Canaanite town; called also Hormah (q.v.), Judg. 1:17. It has...
• ZephathahA valley in the west of Judah, near Mareshah; the scene of Asa’s conflict with Zerah...
• ZerahSunrise. (1.) An “Ethiopian,” probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the...
• Zered=Zared, luxuriance; willow bush, a brook or valley communicating with the Dead Sea...
• ZeredaThe fortress, a city on the north of Mount Ephraim; the birthplace of Jeroboam (1...
• ZeredathahA place in the plain of Jordan; the same as Zarthan (2 Chr. 4:17; 1 Kings 7:46). Here...
• Zererath(Judg. 7:22), perhaps identical with Zereda or Zeredathah. Some identify it with...
• ZereshStar of Venus, the wife of Haman, whom she instigated to prepare a gallows for...
• ZeruahStricken, mother of Jeroboam, the first king of the ten tribes (1 Kings 11:26).
• ZerubbabelThe seed of Babylon, the son of Salathiel or Shealtiel (Hag. 1:1; Zorobabel, Matt....
• ZeruiahStricken of the Lord, David’s sister, and the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel (1...
• ZethamOlive planter, a Levite (1 Chr. 23:8).
• ZethanA Benjamite (1 Chr. 7:10).
• ZiaFear, a Gadite (1 Chr. 5:13).
• ZibaPost; statue, “a servant of the house of Saul” (2 Sam. 9:2), who informed David that...
• ZibeonRobber; or dyed. (1.) A Hivite (Gen. 36:2). (2.) A Horite, and son of Seir (Gen. 36:20).
• ZibiaGazelle, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:9).
• ZibiahThe mother of King Joash (2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chr. 24:1).
• ZichriRemembered; illustrious. (1.) A Benjamite chief (1 Chr. 8:19). (2.) Another of the...
• ZiddimSides, a town of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35), has been identified with Kefr-Hattin, the...
• ZidkijahThe Lord is righteous, one who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh. 10:1).
• ZidonA fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It...
• ZifBrightness; splendour; i.e., “the flower month,” mentioned only in 1 Kings 6:1, 37, as...
• ZihaDrought. (1.) The name of a family of Nethinim (Ezra 2:43; Neh. 7:46). (2.) A ruler...
• ZiklagA town in the Negeb, or south country of Judah (Josh. 15:31), in the possession of the...
• ZillahShadow, one of the wives of Lamech, of the line of Cain, and mother of Tubal-cain...
• ZilpahDrooping, Leah’s handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher (Gen. 30:9-13).
• ZilthaiShadow (i.e., protection) of Jehovah. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:20). (2.) One of the...
• ZimmahMischief. (1.) A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:20). (2.) Another Gershonite Levite (1...
• ZimranVine-dressers; celebrated, one of the sons of Abraham by Keturah (Gen. 25:2).
• ZimriPraise-worthy. (1.) A son of Salu, slain by Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, because of...
• ZinA low palm-tree, the south-eastern corner of the desert et-Tih, the wilderness of...
• ZinaOrnament, one of the sons of Shimei (1 Chr. 23:10).
• ZionSunny; height, one of the eminences on which Jerusalem was built. It was surrounded on...
• ZiorLittleness, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:54); the modern Si’air, 4 1/2...
• ZiphFlowing. (1.) A son of Jehaleleel (1 Chr. 4:16). (2.) A city in the south of Judah...
• ZiphahA descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 4:16).
• ZiphronSweet odour, a city on the northern border of Palestine (Num. 34:9), south-east of Hamath.
• ZipporA little bird, the father of Balak, king of Moab (Num. 22:2, 4).
• ZipporahA female bird. Reuel’s daughter, who became the wife of Moses (Ex. 2:21). In...
• ZithriThe Lord protects, a Levite, son of Uzziel (Ex. 6:22).
• ZizProjecting; a flower, a cleft or pass, probably that near En-gedi, which leads up from...
• ZizaSplendour; abundance. (1.) A Simeonite prince (1 Chr. 4:37-43). (2.) A son of Rehoboam...
• ZizahA Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 23:11).
• Zoan(Old Egypt. Sant= “stronghold,” the modern San). A city on the Tanitic branch of the...
• ZoarSmall, a town on the east or south-east of the Dead Sea, to which Lot and his...
• Zobah=Aram-Zobah, (Ps. 60, title), a Syrian province or kingdom to the south of...
• ZoharBrightness. (1.) The father of Ephron the Hittite (Gen. 23:8). (2.) One of the sons of...
• ZohelethThe serpent-stone, a rocky plateau near the centre of the village of Siloam, and near...
• ZohethSnatching (?), one of the sons of Ishi (1 Chr. 4:20).
• ZophahSpreading out, a son of Helem (1 Chr. 7:35), a chief of Asher.
• ZopharChirping, one of Job’s friends who came to condole with him in his distress (Job 2:11....
• Zophim, Field ofField of watchers, a place in Moab on the range of Pisgah (Num. 23:14). To this place...
• ZorahPlace of wasps, a town in the low country of Judah, afterwards given to Dan (Josh....
• ZuphHoneycomb, a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1); called...
• Zuph, Land of(1 Sam. 9:5, 6), a district in which lay Samuel’s city, Ramah. It was probably so...
• ZurRock. (1.) One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites defeated and put to...
• ZurielRock of God, chief of the family of the Merarites (Num. 3:35) at the time of the Exodus.
• ZurishaddaiRock of the Almighty, the father of Shelumiel, who was chief of the tribe of Simeon...