HebrewH4217Noun (Masculine)

מִזְרָח

miz.rach

69Occurrences
H4217Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

sunrise, i.e. the east

from H2224 (זָרַח);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
This name means place of sunrise, east

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

מִזְרָח appears 69 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Joshua
20
1 Chronicles
8
Isaiah
6
Deuteronomy
5
Numbers
5
2 Chronicles
4
Psalms
4
Judges
3

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 26:14BSB

The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah.Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.

2 Kings 10:33BSB

from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.

Isaiah 43:5BSB

Do not be afraid, for I am with you;I will bring your offspring from the eastand gather you from the west.

Joshua 13:5BSB

the land of the Gebalites;and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.

Joshua 20:8BSB

And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.