זבל

Aramaic

Verb

זבל • (transliteration needed)

1. to defecate

Hebrew

Root
ז־ב־ל (z-b-l)

Etymology

Compare Arabic زُبَالَة (zubāla, “trash, garbage”) and Arabic زِبْل (zibl, “manure, dung”)

Pronunciation 1

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈze.vel/

Noun

זֶבֶל • (zével) m

1. garbage

   פח הזבל ― trash can

2. manure

Derived terms

• דואר זבל / דֹּאַר זֶבֶל (dóar zével)

References

• “זבל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• זבל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Pronunciation 2

Noun

זְבֻל • (z'vúl) m

1. Dwelling.
   • 1 Kings 8:13:

     בָּנֹה בָנִיתִי בֵּית זְבֻל לָךְ מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ עוֹלָמִים׃

     banó vaníti beit z'vúl lakh makhón l'shivt'khá olamím.

     I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

Proper noun

זְבֻל • (z'vúl) m

1. a male given name, Zebul
   • Judges 9:28:

     וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ גַּעַל בֶּן־עֶבֶד מִי־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּמִי־שְׁכֶם כִּי נַעַבְדֶנּוּ הֲלֹא בֶן־יְרֻבַּעַל וּזְבֻל פְּקִידוֹ עִבְדוּ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי חֲמוֹר אֲבִי שְׁכֶם וּמַדּוּעַ נַעַבְדֶנּוּ אֲנָחְנוּ׃

     vayómer gá'al ben-éved mi-avimélekh umí-sh'khém ki na'av'dénu haló ben-y'rubá'al uz'vúl p'kidó iv'dú et-anshéi khamór aví sh'khém umadúa na'av'dénu anákhnu.

     And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?

References

• H2083 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Pronunciation 3

Verb

זָבַל • (zavál) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to inclose, to reside,to dwell with.

Conjugation

Conjugation of זָבַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לזבול / לִזְבֹּל action noun: — passive participle: זָבוּל
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	זָבַלְתִּי		זָבַלְנוּ
	second	זָבַלְתָּ	זָבַלְתְּ	זְבַלְתֶּם1	זְבַלְתֶּן1
	third	זָבַל	זָבְלָה	זָבְלוּ
present		זוֹבֵל	זוֹבֶלֶת	זוֹבְלִים	זוֹבְלוֹת
future	first	אזבול / אֶזְבֹּל		נזבול / נִזְבֹּל
	second	תזבול / תִּזְבֹּל	תִּזְבְּלִי	תִּזְבְּלוּ	תזבולנה / תִּזְבֹּלְנָה2
	third	יזבול / יִזְבֹּל	תזבול / תִּזְבֹּל	יִזְבְּלוּ	תזבולנה / תִּזְבֹּלְנָה2
imperative		זבול / זְבֹל	זִבְלִי	זִבְלוּ	זבולנה / זְבֹלְנָה2
notes		Pronounced זָבַלְתֶּם and זָבַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H2082 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Notes: