HebrewH2228Proper Noun (Masculine)
זְרַחְיָה
ze.rach.yah
“Zerahiah”
2Occurrences
H2228Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Zerachjah, the name of two Israelites
from H2225 (זֶרַח) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has risen;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Uzzi (H5813); father of: Meraioth (H4812); also called Ahitub at ; 1x Also named: a.chi.tuv (*אֲחִיטוּב *"Ahitub" H0285J) § Zerahiah = "Jehovah has risen" 1) a priest, son of Uzzi, and ancestor of Ezra the scribe 2) father of Elihoenai of the sons of Pahath-moab, whose descendants returned from the captivity with Ezra
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
זְרַחְיָה appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezra
2
Key Passages
Ezra 7:4BSB
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
Ezra 8:4BSB
from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.