First names in Hebrew

First name Zebulun: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זבולון

Gematria value: 101

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zebulun is written זבולון

Zebulun is the English Bible form of Zevulun, זבולון in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zebulun mean?

Meaning: "dwelling"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of the tenth son of Jacob, the sixth and last of Leah. At his birth she says: "God has given me a fine gift; this time my husband will dwell with me" (Genesis 30:20). Your name comes from that verb, "to dwell": the zevul is a dwelling, and Solomon calls the Temple "a house of dwelling" (1 Kings 8:13).

Gematria

Zebulun = 101

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. זבולון has 6 letters:

• זthe letter Zayin7
• בthe letter Bet2
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total101

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Zebulun, from ז to ן:

זְבוּלֻן לְחוֹף יַמִּים יִשְׁכֹּן וְהוּא לְחוֹף אֳנִיֹּת וְיַרְכָתוֹ עַל־צִידֹן׃

“Zebulun shall dwell by the shore of the seas; he shall be a haven for ships, and his flank shall reach toward Sidon.”

Genesis 49:13

The book of your first name

Zebulun, in nine pages

• Zebulun, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Zebulun
• Zebulun, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Zebulun in three answers

How do you write Zebulun in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zebulun is written זבולון. Zebulun is the English Bible form of Zevulun, זבולון in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zebulun?
Written זבולון, Zebulun is worth 101: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Zebulun mean?
Dwelling (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of the tenth son of Jacob, the sixth and last of Leah. At his birth she says: "God has given me a fine gift; this time my husband will dwell with me" (Genesis 30:20). Your name comes from that verb, "to dwell": the zevul is a dwelling, and Solomon calls the Temple "a house of dwelling" (1 Kings 8:13).