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Zerah

ΖαράStrong’s G2196

Zara

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Zara is the Greek word usually translated “zerah”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;”
Matthew 1:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “zerah”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • zerah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    Ζαρά Zara · Zerah

    Ζαρά, ὁ indecl. (Heb. זֶרַח, Gen.38:30), Zerah, an ancestor of Jesus: Mat.1:3.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.