Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #2226 - זֶרַח Zerach

Original Word:	זֶרַח
Transliteration:	Zerach
Phonetic Spelling:	(zeh'-rakh)
Definition:	three Israelites, also an Edomite, also an Ethiopian
Part of Speech:	Proper Name Masculine
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Zarah, Zerah

The same as zerach; Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince -- Zarah, Zerah.

see HEBREW zerach

Englishman's Concordance

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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: the same as H2225

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. זֶ֫רַחproper name, masculine (on form compare Lg^{BN 77, and Anm}.) —

1ᵐ5Ζαρα, son of Judah and Tamar Genesis 38:30; Genesis 46:12 (both J), 1 Chronicles 2:4 (all זָ֑רַח), 1 Chronicles 2:6; as head of a family Numbers 26:20; Joshua 7:1 (both Psalms), Joshua 7:18; Joshua 7:24 (JE), Joshua 22:20 (P) 1 Chronicles 9:6 (ᵐ5^LΖηρα), Nehemiah 11:24 (compare Sm^{Listen 7}).

2Edomites:

a.ᵐ5ΖαρεGenesis 36:13,17 (both P)=1 Chronicles 1:37.

b.ᵐ5ΖαραGenesis 36:33 (P)=1 Chronicles 1:44 (b=a ?).

3ᵐ5^LΖαρα, Levites:

a. (variant reading Ιααρα) 1 Chronicles 6:6.

b. (variant reading Ζααραι) 1 Chronicles 6:26.

4head of a Simeonite family, ᵐ5Ζαρα) Numbers 26:13 (P), 1 Chronicles 4:24 (variant reading Ζαρες) (=צֹחַרᵐ5ΣααρGenesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15, compare Di Numbers 26:13).

5a Cushite, ᵐ5Ζαρε, foe of king Asa 2 Chron 14:8.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2226. זָ֫רַח (Zerach) — 21 Occurrences

Genesis 36:13
HEB:רְעוּאֵ֔ל נַ֥חַת וָזֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֣ה וּמִזָּ֑ה
NAS: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah
KJV: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah,
INT: of Reuel Nahath and Zerah Shammah and Mizzah

Genesis 36:17
HEB:נַ֙חַת֙ אַלּ֣וּף זֶ֔רַח אַלּ֥וּף שַׁמָּ֖ה
NAS: Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah,
KJV: Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah,
INT: Nahath chief Zerah chief Shammah

Genesis 36:33
HEB:יוֹבָ֥ב בֶּן־ זֶ֖רַח מִבָּצְרָֽה׃
NAS: the son of Zerah of Bozrah
KJV: the son of Zerah of Bozrah
INT: and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah

Genesis 38:30
HEB:וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ זָֽרַח׃ ס
NAS: and he was named Zerah.
KJV: and his name was called Zarah.
INT: was called and his name Zerah

Genesis 46:12
HEB:וְשֵׁלָ֖ה וָפֶ֣רֶץ וָזָ֑רַח וַיָּ֨מָת עֵ֤ר
NAS: and Perez and Zerah (but Er
KJV: and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er
INT: and Shelah and Perez and Zerah died Er

Numbers 26:13
HEB: לְזֶ֕רַח מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַזַּרְחִ֑י
NAS:of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites;
KJV:Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites:
INT:of Zerah the family of the Zerahites

Numbers 26:20
HEB:מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפַּרְצִ֑י לְזֶ֕רַח מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַזַּרְחִֽי׃
NAS: of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family
KJV: of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family
INT: the family of the Perezites of Zerah the family of the Zerahites

Joshua 7:1
HEB:זַבְדִּ֨י בֶן־ זֶ֜רַח לְמַטֵּ֤ה יְהוּדָה֙
NAS: the son of Zerah, from the tribe
KJV: the son of Zerah, of the tribe
INT: of Zabdi the son of Zerah the tribe of Judah

Joshua 7:18
HEB:זַבְדִּ֛י בֶּן־ זֶ֖רַח לְמַטֵּ֥ה יְהוּדָֽה׃
NAS: son of Zerah, from the tribe
KJV: the son of Zerah, of the tribe
INT: of Zabdi son of Zerah the tribe of Judah

Joshua 7:24
HEB:עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־ זֶ֡רַח וְאֶת־ הַכֶּ֣סֶף
NAS: the son of Zerah, the silver,
KJV: the son of Zerah, and the silver,
INT: Achan the son of Zerah the silver the mantle

Joshua 22:20
HEB:עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־ זֶ֗רַח מָ֤עַל מַ֙עַל֙
NAS: the son of Zerah act
KJV: the son of Zerah commit
INT: Achan the son of Zerah act unfaithfully

1 Chronicles 1:37
HEB:רְעוּאֵ֑ל נַ֥חַת זֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֥ה וּמִזָּֽה׃
NAS: [were] Nahath, Zerah, Shammah
KJV: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah,
INT: of Reuel Nahath Zerah Shammah and Mizzah

1 Chronicles 1:44
HEB:יוֹבָ֥ב בֶּן־ זֶ֖רַח מִבָּצְרָֽה׃
NAS: the son of Zerah of Bozrah
KJV: the son of Zerah of Bozrah
INT: Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah

1 Chronicles 2:4
HEB:פֶּ֣רֶץ וְאֶת־ זָ֑רַח כָּל־ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: him Perez and Zerah. Judah
KJV: him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons
INT: bore Perez and Zerah all sons

1 Chronicles 2:6
HEB: וּבְנֵ֣י זֶ֗רַח זִ֠מְרִי וְאֵיתָ֧ן
NAS: The sons of Zerah [were] Zimri, Ethan,
KJV: And the sons of Zerah; Zimri,
INT: the sons of Zerah Zimri Ethan

1 Chronicles 4:24
HEB:וְיָמִ֔ין יָרִ֖יב זֶ֥רַח שָׁאֽוּל׃
NAS: and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
KJV: and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Shaul:
INT: and Jamin Jarib Zerah Shaul

1 Chronicles 6:21
HEB:עִדּ֣וֹ בְנ֔וֹ זֶ֥רַח בְּנ֖וֹ יְאָתְרַ֥י
NAS: Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai
KJV: Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai
INT: Iddo his son Zerah his son Jeatherai

1 Chronicles 6:41
HEB:אֶתְנִ֥י בֶן־ זֶ֖רַח בֶּן־ עֲדָיָֽה׃
NAS: the son of Zerah, the son
KJV: the son of Zerah, the son
INT: of Ethni the son of Zerah the son of Adaiah

1 Chronicles 9:6
HEB:וּמִן־ בְּנֵי־ זֶ֖רַח יְעוּאֵ֑ל וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם
NAS: From the sons of Zerah [were] Jeuel
KJV: And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel,
INT: and of the sons of Zerah Jeuel and their brethren

2 Chronicles 14:9
HEB:וַיֵּצֵ֨א אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם זֶ֣רַח הַכּוּשִׁ֗י בְּחַ֙יִל֙
NAS:Now Zerah the Ethiopian came
KJV: And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian
INT: out against Zerah the Ethiopian an host

Nehemiah 11:24
HEB:מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜ל מִבְּנֵי־ זֶ֤רַח בֶּן־ יְהוּדָה֙
NAS: of the sons of Zerah the son
KJV: of the children of Zerah the son
INT: of Meshezabel of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah

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