Bible Dictionary
Zabbud
Zabbud was a son of Bigvai who returned from Babylon with Ezra and accompanied the journey to Jerusalem. He is listed among Ezra’s companions in the postexilic period.
Definition
Zabbud was a son of Bigvai and a companion of Ezra on the journey from Babylon to Jerusalem. He is listed among those who returned in Ezra’s second caravan.
Biblical Usage
Zabbud appears in Ezra’s record of the companions who traveled with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Historical Background
The return is dated in the supplied material to about 459 B.C. The Hebrew forms in the text and margin vary, and the meaning of the name is described as uncertain.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Gift, Ezra 8:14.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(given) one of the sons of Bigvai, who returned in the second caravan with Ezra. (Ezra 8:14) (B.C. 459.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>zab'-ud (zabbudh, meaning uncertain; Ezr 8:14, where Kere is zakkur and Kethibh is zabhudh = "Zabud"; 1 Esdras 8:40 has "Istalcarus"): A companion of Ezra on his journey from Babylon to Jerusalem.</p>