| [ syll. ze-bu-lun, zeb-ul-un ] The boy name Zebulun is pronounced as ZIYBUHLahN KEY. Zebulun is used predominantly in English and its origin is Hebrew. Zebulun's meaning is exaltation. Biblical name from the element 'zabal' with the meaning to dwell. Zebuwn (Hebrew) is an old form of the name. The name Zebulun was borne in the Old Testament of the Bible by the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, who founded one of the twelve tribes of Israel named after him. The meaning of the name is 'exaltation', but in Leah's case, she derived the name from the Hebrew 'zabal'. In the New Testament, the form Zabulon is used. The name Zabulon (English) is a variant of Zebulun. Zeb (English short form) is another variant of the name. Zebulun is not popular as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. A baby name that sounds like Zebulun is the name Zabulon (English). KEY: approx pronunciation for Zebulun: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; UH as in "hood (HH.UH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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