Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zerubbabel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: zerub-ba-bel
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew זרובבל / זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zərubbāḇél).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Zorobabel (alternative)

Questions

What does zerubbabel mean?: a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity.
Where does zerubbabel come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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