Smith’s dictionary

The classic Victorian Bible dictionary: 4,600 short entries, especially strong on names and places.

• Zaanaim(removings), The plain of, or more accurately, "the oak by Zaanaim," a tree-probably a...
• Zaanan[ZENAN]
• Zaavan, or Zavan(migratory), a Horite chief, son of Ezer the son of Seir. (Genesis 36:27; 1 Chronicles 1:42)
• Zabad(gift). Son of Nathan son of Attai, son of Ahlai Sheshan’s daughter, (1 Chronicles...
• Zabadeansan Arab tribe who were attacked and spoiled by Jonathan, on his way back to Damascus...
• Zabbai(pure). One of the descendants of Bebai who had married a foreign wife in the days of...
• Zabbud(given) one of the sons of Bigvai, who returned in the second caravan with Ezra. (Ezra...
• Zabdi(my gift). Son of Zerah the son of Judah, and ancestor of Achan. (Joshua 7:1,17,18)...
• Zabdiel(gift of God). Father of Jashobeam, a chief of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 27:2)...
• Zabud(given), son of Nathan, (1 Kings 4:5) is described as a priest (Authorized Version...
• Zabulonthe Greek form of the name Zebulun. (Matthew 4:13; 15; Revelation 7:8)
• Zaccai(pure). The sons of Zaccai to the number of 760, returned with Zerrubbabel. (Ezra 2:9;...
• Zacchaeus(pure), a tax-collector near Jericho, who, being short in stature climbed up into a...
• Zacchura Simeonite, of the family of Mishma. (1 Chronicles 4:26)
• Zaccur(mindful). Father of Shammua, the Reubenite spy. (Numbers 13:4) (B.C. 1451.) A...
• Zachariah(remembered by Jehovah), or properly Zechariah. Son of Jeroboam II., fourteenth king...
• Zacharias(Greek form of Zechariah). Father of John the Baptist. (Luke 1:5) etc. He was a priest...
• Zacher(memorial), one of the sons of Jehiel, the father or founder of Gibeon, by his wife...
• Zadok(just). Son of Ahitub and one of the two chief priests in the time of David, Abiathar...
• Zaham(fatness), son of Rehoboam by Abihail the daughter of Eliab. (2 Chronicles 11:19)
• Zair(small), a place named in (2 Kings 8:21) only, in the account of Joram’s expedition...
• Zalaph(wound) father of Hanun, who assisted in rebuilding the city wall. (Nehemiah 3:30)
• Zalmon(shady), an Ahohite one of David’s guard. (2 Samuel 23:28)
• Zalmon, Mounta wooded eminence in the immediate neighborhood of Shechem. (Judges 9:48) The name of...
• Zalmonah(shady), a desert station of the Israelites, (Numbers 33:41) lies on the east side of Edom.
• Zalmunna[ZEBAH]
• Zamzummim(Deuteronomy 2:20) only, the Ammonite name for the people who by others were called...
• Zanoah(marsh). A town of Judah in the Shefelah or plain, (Joshua 15:34; Nehemiah 3:13;...
• Zaphnathpaaneaha name given by Pharaoh to Joseph. (Genesis 41:45) The rabbins interpreted...
• Zaphon(north), a place mentioned in the enumeration of the allotment of the tribe of Gad....
• Zara, or Zarahthe son of Judah. (Matthew 1:3)
• Zarah, or Zerahthe son of Judah. (Genesis 38:30; 48:12)
• Zareahthe same as Zorah and Zoreah. (Nehemiah 11:29)
• Zareathites, thethe inhabitants of Zareah or Zorah. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
• Zared, the Valley of[ZERED]
• Zarephath(smelting place), the residence of the prophet Elijah during the latter part of the...
• Zaretan, or Zarthan(Joshua 3:16)
• Zarethshahar(splendor of the dawn), a place mentioned only in (Joshua 13:19) in the catalogue of...
• Zarhites, thea branch of the tribe of Judah, descended from Zerah the son of Judah. (Numbers...
• Zartanah(1 Kings 4:12) [ZARETAN, OR ZARTHAN, ZARTHAN]
• ZarthanA place in the circle of Jordan, mentioned in connection with Succoth. (1 Kings 7:46)...
• ZattuThe sons of Zattu were a family of laymen of Israel who returned with Zerubbabel....
• Zavan(1 Chronicles 1:42) [ZAAVAN, OR ZAVAN]
• Zazaone of the sons of Jonathan, a descendant of Jerahmeel. (1 Chronicles 2:33)
• ZebadiahA Benjamite of the sons of Beriah. (1 Chronicles 8:15) A Benjamite of the sons of...
• Zebahand Zalmun’na (deprived of protection), the two "kings" of Midian who commanded the...
• Zebaim(the gazelles), mentioned in the catalogue of the families of "Solomon’s slaves" who...
• Zebedee(my gift) (Greek form of Zabdi) a fisherman of Galilee, the father of the apostles...
• Zebina(purchase), one of the sons of Nebo who had taken foreign wives after the return from...
• Zeboim(gazelles). One of the five cities of the "plain" or circle of Jordan. It is mentioned...
• Zebudah(bestowed), wife of Josiah and mother of King Jehoiakim. (2 Kings 23:36) (B.C. 653.)
• Zebul(habitation), chief man (Authorized Version "ruler") of the city of Shechem at the...
• Zebulonitea member of the tribe of Zebulun. (Judges 12:11,12) Applied only to Elon, the one...
• Zebulun(a habitation), the tenth of the sons of Jacob, according to the order in which their...
• Zebulunites, thethe members of the tribe of Zebulun. (Numbers 26:27) only.
• ZechariahThe eleventh in order of the twelve minor prophets. He is called in his prophecy the...
• Zechariah, the Book ofThe book of Zechariah, in its existing form, consists of three principal parts, vis....
• Zedad(mountain side), one of the landmarks on the north border of the land of Israel, as...
• Zedekiah(justice of Jehovah). The last king of Judah and Jerusalem. He was the son of Josiah...
• Zeeb(wolf), one of the two "princes" of Midian in the great invasion of Israel. (B.C....
• Zelah(a rib), a city in the allotment of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:28) contained the family tomb...
• Zelok(fissure), an Ammonite, one of David’s guard. (2 Samuel 23:37; 1 Chronicles 11:39)
• Zelophehad(first-born), son of Zepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh. (Joshua...
• Zelotesthe epithet given to the apostle Simon to distinguish him from Simon Peter. (Luke...
• Zelzah(shadow), a place named once only, (1 Samuel 10:2) as on the boundary of Benjamin...
• Zemaraim(double fleece of wool), a town in the allotment of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:22) perhaps...
• Zemarite, theone of the Hamite tribes who in the genealogical table of (Genesis 10:18) and 1Chr...
• Zemira(a song), one of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:8) (B.C. after 1706.)
• Zenan(pointed), a town in the allotment of Judah, situated in the district of the Shefelah....
• Zenasa believer, and, as may be inferred from the context, a preacher of the gospel, who is...
• Zephaniah(hidden by Jehovah). The ninth in order of the twelve minor prophets. His pedigree is...
• Zephath(watch-tower), the earlier name, (Judges 1:17) of a Canaanite town, which after its...
• Zephathah(watch-tower), The valley of, the spot in which Asa joined battle with Zerah the...
• Zephi(1 Chronicles 1:36) [ZEPHO]
• Zepho(watch-tower), son of Eliphaz, son of Esau, (Genesis 36:11) and one of the "dukes" or...
• Zephon(watch), the son of Gad, (Numbers 26:15) and ancestor of the family of the Zephonites....
• Zer(flint), a fortified town in the allotment of Naphtali, (Joshua 19:35) only, probably...
• Zerah(rising (of the sun)). A son of Reuel, son of Esau, (Genesis 36:13; 1 Chronicles 1:37)...
• Zerahiah(Jehovah has risen). A priest, son of Uzzi and ancestor of Ezra the scribe. (1...
• Zered(osier brook), (2:13,14) or Za’red, (Numbers 21:12) a brook or valley running into the...
• Zereda(the fortress) the native place of Jeroboam. (1 Kings 11:26) Zereda or Zeredah has...
• Zeredathah[ZARETAN, OR ZARTHAN, ZARTHAN]
• Zererath[ZARETAN, OR ZARTHAN, ZARTHAN]
• Zeresh(gold), the wife of Haman the Agagite. (Esther 5:10,14; 6:13) (B.C. 475.)
• Zereth(splendor), son of Ashur, the founder of Tekoa, by his wife Helah. (1 Chronicles 4:7)...
• Zeri(built), one of the sons of Jeduthun in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 25:3) (B.C. 1043.)
• Zeror(a bundle), a Benjamite, ancestor of Kish the father of Saul. (1 Samuel 9:1) (B.C. about 1730.)
• Zeruah(full breasted), the mother of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. (1 Kings 11:26) (B.C. 973.)
• Zerubbabel(born at Babel , i.e. Babylon), the head of the tribe of Judah at the time of the...
• Zeruiah(balsam), the mother of the three leading heroes of David’s army --Abishai, Joah and...
• Zetham(olive), the son of Laadan, a Gershonite Levite. (1 Chronicles 23:8) (B.C. 1043.)
• Zethan(olive), a Benjamite of the sons of Bilhan. (1 Chronicles 7:10) (B.C. probably 1014.)
• Zethar(star), one of the seven eunuchs of Ahasuerus, (Esther 1:10) (B.C. 453.)
• Zia(motion), one of the Gadites who dwelt in Bashan. (1 Chronicles 5:13) (B.C. 1014.)
• Ziba(statue), a servant of Saul whom David made steward of Saul’s son Mephibosheth. (2...
• Zibeon(robber), father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah was Esau’s wife. (Genesis 36:2)...
• Zibia(roe), a Benjamite, apparently the son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh. (1 Chronicles...
• Zibiah(roe), a native of Beersheba and mother of King Joash. (2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles...
• Zichri(memorable). Son of Ishar the son of Kohath. (Exodus 6:21) (B.C. 1401.) A Benjamite of...
• Ziddim(the declivities), a fortified town in the allotment of Naphtali, (Joshua 10:35)
• Zidkijah(justice of Jehovah) a priest or family of priests who signed the covenant with...
• Zidon, or Sidon(Genesis 10:15,19; Joshua 11:8; 19:28; Judges 1:31; 18:28; Isaiah 23:2,4,12; Jeremiah...
• Zidoniansthe inhabitants of Zidon. They were among the nations of Canaan; left to give the...
• Zif(1 Kings 6:1) [MONTH]
• Ziha(parched). The children of Ziha were a family of Nethinim who returned with...
• Ziklag(winding), a place which possesses a special interest from its having been the...
• Zillah(shade). [LAMECH]
• Zilpah(a trickling), a Syrian given by Laban to his daughter Leah as an attendant, (Genesis...
• Zilthai(shady). A Benjamite, of the sons of Shimhi. (1 Chronicles 8:20) One of the captains...
• Zimmah(purpose). A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath. (1 Chronicles 6:20) (B.C. after 1706.)...
• Zimran(celebrated), the eldest son of Keturah. (Genesis 25:2; 1 Chronicles 1:32) His...
• ZimriThe son of Salu, a Simeonite chieftain, slain by Phinehas with the Midianitish...
• Zin(flat), the name given to a portion of the desert tract between the Dead Sea, Ghor ,...
• Zina(abundance); Zizah, the second son of Shimei the Gershonite. (1 Chronicles 23:10)...
• Zion[JERUSALEM]
• Zior(smallness), a town in the mountain district of Judah. (Joshua 15:54) It belongs to...
• Ziph(battlement), the name of two towns in Judah. In the south, named between Ithnan and...
• Ziphah(feminine of Ziph), another son of Jehaleleel. (1 Chronicles 4:16)
• Ziphim, thethe inhabitants of ZIPH, 2. In this form the name is found in the Authorized Version...
• Ziphionson of Gad (Genesis 46:18) elsewhere called Zephon.
• Ziphran(fragrance), appoint in the north boundary of the promised land as specified by Moses....
• Zippor(sparrow), father of Balak king of Moab. (Numbers 22:2,4,10,16; 23:18; Joshua 24:9;...
• Zipporah, or Zipporahdaughter of Reuel or Jethro, the priest of Midian, wife of Moses and mother of his two...
• Zithri(protection of Jehovah), properly Sithri; one of the sons of Uzziel the son of Kohath....
• Ziz(the projection), The cliff of, the pass by which the horde of Moabites, Ammonites and...
• Ziza(shining). Son of Shiphi, a chief of the Simeonites in the reign of Hezekiah. (1...
• Zizaha Gershonite Levite, second son of Shimei, (1 Chronicles 23:11) called ZINA in ver. (1...
• Zoan(place of departure), an ancient city of lower Egypt, called Tanis by the Greeks. It...
• Zoar(smallness), one of the most ancient cities of the land of Canaan. Its original name...
• Zoba, or Zobah(station), the name of a portion of Syria which formed a separate kingdom in the time...
• Zobebah(the slow), son of Coz, of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:8)
• Zohar(light). Father of Ephron the Hittite. (Genesis 23:8; 25:9) (B.C. before 1860.) One of...
• Zoheleth(serpent), The stone, This was "by En-rogel," (1 Kings 1:9) and therefore, if En-rogel...
• Zohethson of Ishi of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:20)
• Zophah(a cruse) son of Helem or Hotham the son of Heber, an Asherite. (1 Chronicles 7:35,36)
• Zophai(descended from Zuph), a Kohathite Levite, son of Elkanah and ancestor of Samuel. (2...
• Zophar(sparrow), one of the three friends of Job. (Job 2:11; 11:1; 20:1; 42:9)
• Zophim(watchers), The field of, a spot on or near the top of Pisgah, from which Balaam had...
• Zorah(hornet), a town in the allotment of the tribe of Dan, (Joshua 19:41) It is previously...
• Zorathites, thei.e. the people of Zorah, mentioned in (1 Chronicles 4:2) as descended from Shobal.
• Zoreah[ZORAH]
• Zorites, theare named in the genealogies of Judah, (1 Chronicles 2:54) apparently among the...
• Zorobabel(Matthew 1:12,13; Luke 3:27) [ZERUBBABEL]
• Zuar(littleness), father of Nethaneel the chief of the tribe of Issachar at the time of...
• Zupha Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel. (1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:35)...
• Zuph(honeycomb), The land of, a district at which Saul and his servant arrived after...
• Zur(a rock). Father of Cozbi, (Numbers 25:15) and one of the five princes of Midian who...
• Zuriel(my rock is God) son of Abihail, and chief of the Merarite Levites at the time of the...
• Zurishaddai(my rock is the Almighty), father of Shelumiel, the chief of the tribe of Simeon at...
• Zuzim, theAn ancient people who, lying in the path of Chedorlaomer and his allies, were attacked...