Zebulun
Zaboulon identifies Zebulun in land designations and in the naming of a tribe.
The attested uses distinguish Zebulun as a land designation in Matthew and as the name of a tribe in Revelation.
Senses in use
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Land designation · dominant
In Matthew 4:13, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the phrase about regions by the sea; the APB renders the setting as “the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali.” In Matthew 4:15, the same form stands in the phrase “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali.”
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Tribal designation · occasional
In Revelation 7:8, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in a repeated “from the tribe of” construction; the APB renders “From the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Zebulun” in geographic phrases in Matthew 4:13 and Matthew 4:15, and in a tribal phrase in Revelation 7:8. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than define the form by themselves.