Zabdi
zav.di is a personal name borne by men named in genealogical lines, a selection account, and administrative listing.
The term is attested as a personal name: it identifies a man in Judah’s family line and selection account, a name in a Benjaminite list, an ancestor in a worship-related line, and an official connected with vineyard stores.
Senses in use
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Personal name in family, list, and office contexts · dominant
The original form is tagged as a proper noun in every occurrence. In Joshua 7:1 and Joshua 7:18, the APB renders a lineage as “Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi”; Joshua 7:17 renders Zabdi as the man selected from the Zerahite family. Elsewhere, the APB lists the name with other individuals in 1 Chronicles 8:19, identifies an ancestor of Mattaniah in Nehemiah 11:17, and names a vineyard-store official in 1 Chronicles 27:27.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the proper name as “Zabdi,” whether in a lineage, a list, a selection account, or an administrative assignment. These renderings confirm the named-person function without assigning additional nuance to the term.