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zebedee

/ˈzɛbɪdiː/

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What does zebedee mean?

proper noun

  1. The father of the Apostles James and John in the Bible.
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proper noun

  1. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈzɛbɪdiː/

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Those two sons of Zebedee wanted to have the greatest places in the new kingdom they imagined he would establish on earth.
Ralph Albert ParletteThe University of Hard KnocksProject Gutenberg ebook #455
Also three miles from Nazareth is the Castle Safra, of the which the sons of Zebedee and the sons of Alpheus were.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782
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Of this circle the three who would appear to have been the most psychic were Peter and the two fellow-fishermen, sons of Zebedee, John and James.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Vital MessageProject Gutenberg ebook #439