Zattûwʼ — H2240

Definition

masculine proper noun

Zattu, an Israelite

1. Zattu = "brightness of him"
2. a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Zattu

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

Zattûwʼ occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (2), Nehemiah (2)

• Ezra 2:8 — The children of Zattu (זַתּ֔וּא), nine hundred forty and five.
• Ezra 10:27 — And of the sons of Zattu (זַתּ֑וּא); Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
• Nehemiah 7:13 — The children of Zattu (זַתּ֔וּא), eight hundred forty and five.
• Nehemiah 10:14 — The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu (זַתּ֖וּא), Bani,