2240. Zattu
Strong's Lexicon
Zattu: Zattu

Original Word: זַתּוּא
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Zattuw'
Pronunciation: za-TOO
Phonetic Spelling: (zat-too')
Definition: Zattu
Meaning: Zattu

Word Origin: Likely of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a root meaning "olive" or "olive tree."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Zattu in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context.

Usage: Zattu is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a family or clan that returned from the Babylonian exile. The name is associated with the list of exiles who returned to Jerusalem and Judah under the leadership of Zerubbabel.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Zattu appears in the context of the Jewish return from Babylonian captivity, a significant event in Jewish history. This return was facilitated by the decree of Cyrus the Great, allowing the Jews to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. The families listed, including Zattu, represent the restoration of the Jewish community and their commitment to reestablishing their religious and cultural identity in their ancestral homeland.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
an Isr.
NASB Translation
Zattu (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
זַתּוּא proper name, masculine head of a family of returned exiles Ezra 2:8 = Nehemiah 7:13; compare also Ezra 10:27; Nehemiah 10:15.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Zattu

Of uncertain derivation; Zattu, an Israelite -- Zattu.

Forms and Transliterations
זַתּ֑וּא זַתּ֔וּא זַתּ֖וּא זתוא zat·tū zatTu zattū
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 2:8
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י זַתּ֔וּא תְּשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת
NAS: the sons of Zattu, 945;
KJV: The children of Zattu, nine hundred
INT: the children of Zattu nine hundred

Ezra 10:27
HEB: וּמִבְּנֵ֖י זַתּ֑וּא אֶלְיוֹעֵנַ֤י אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙
NAS: and of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai,
KJV: And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai,
INT: the sons of Zattu Elioenai Eliashib

Nehemiah 7:13
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י זַתּ֔וּא שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת
NAS: the sons of Zattu, 845;
KJV: The children of Zattu, eight hundred
INT: the children of Zattu eight hundred

Nehemiah 10:14
HEB: מוֹאָ֔ב עֵילָ֥ם זַתּ֖וּא בָּנִֽי׃
NAS: Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
KJV: Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
INT: Pahath-moab Elam Zattu Bani

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2240
4 Occurrences


zat·tū — 4 Occ.















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