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Strong H2226H2226Lזֶ֫רַח

Zerah

One of the 6 senses of Strong H2226

Transliteration
zerach
Pronunciation
zeh'-rakh
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10;
son of: Simeon (H8095);
brother of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H161), Jachin (H3199) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Zerah at Num.26.13,20; 2x27.11,13;

Meaning of the name

Zerah or Zarah = "rising"

General definition

The same as H2225; {Zerach} the name of three {Israelites} also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince: - {Zarah} Zerah.

In the biblical story

Zerah

Son of Simeon; ancestor of the Zerahites

Zerah (or Zohar), a son of Simeon, was the ancestor of the Zerahite clan (Num.26.13; 1Ch.4.24; Num.26.20; Jos.7.17,17; 1Ch.27.11,13; Gen.46.10; Exo.6.15).

In the Bible

Strong H2226L appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • zerah2

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:13
    Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:24
    The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
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