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Zaza

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2117

זָזָא

za.za — Zaza

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.33; son of: Jonathan (H3129); brother of: Peleth (H6431H) § Zaza = "brightness" or "fulness" one of the sons of Jonathan, descendant of Jerahmeel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3129

יוֹנָתָן

yo.na.tan — Jonathan

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.32; son of: Jada (H3047); brother of: Jether (H3500I); father of: Peleth (H6431H) and Zaza (H2117) § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 1) a son of king Saul and a friend of David 2) a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear 3) one of David's mighty warriors 4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 5) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem 6) another Judaite 7) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra 8) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra 9) a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah 10) son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah

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Historical dictionary entry

Plenty, a descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 2:33).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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