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HebrewH2226Proper Noun (Masculine)

זֶ֫רַח

ze.rach

18Occurrences
H2226Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince

the same as H2225 (זֶרַח);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Reuel (H7467); brother of: Nahath (H5184), Shammah (H8048) and Mizzah (H4199) § Zerah or Zarah = "rising" 1) a son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites 2) twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites 3) son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar' 4) a Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah 5) the Ethiopian or Cushite, invader of Judah in the reign of Asa who defeated the invaders; probably the same as the Egyptian king Usarken I, second king of the Egyptian 22nd dynasty or perhaps more probably Usarken II, his 2nd successor 6) another Edomite leader; possibly same as 1

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

זֶ֫רַח appears 18 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
6
Genesis
5
Joshua
4
Numbers
2
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:37BSB

The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

1 Chronicles 2:6BSB

The sons of Zerah:Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.

Genesis 36:13BSB

These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

Genesis 38:30BSB

Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.

Joshua 7:1BSB

The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.

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