... western bank of the Tigris between the Upper and Lower Zab, went back to pre-Sem times, and the meaning of ... the North of the junction of the Tigris and Upper Zab, and opposite the modern Mossul, was a shrine of the ... was at Urbillu, Arbailu or Arbela, East of the Upper Zab. North of Nineveh was Dur-Sargina (now Khorsabad) where Sargon ... ascribed to them. The triangle formed by the Tigris and Zab, which enclosed these cities, was in later times included within ...
... Jerusalem (Neh. 3:20; marg., "Zaccai"). International Standard Bible Encyclopedia zab'-a-i, zab'-i ( zabbay, meaning unknown; Zabou): (1) One of those who ...
... the right shore about halfway between the Upper and Lower Zab, or halfway between the modern cities of Mosul and Bagdad ... built to the North near the junction of the Upper Zab with the Tigris. In 722 BC the capital was transferred ...
... Etymology: Middle French civette, from Old Italian zibetto, from Arabic zab?d civet perfume Date: 1532 1. any of various Old ... zibetto) civet, civet cat, fr. LGr. ?, fr. Ar. zub?d, zab?d, civet.] 1. A substance, of the consistence of butter ...