Bible Dictionary
ZAYIN
Zayin is the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It was also used as the number seven.
Definition
Zayin is the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It is transliterated as “z.”
Biblical Usage
Zayin is relevant to biblical Hebrew as an alphabetic letter and was also used to represent the number seven.
Historical Background
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>za'-yin "z": The 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "z". It came also to be used for the number 7. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.</p>