Zerah
זֶ֫רַחStrong’s H2226zerach (ze-rach)
Appears in 21 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Zerach is the Hebrew word usually translated “zerah”. It appears in 21 verses of the Old Testament.
“And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.”
Meaning
- A son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites
- Twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites
- Son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar'
- A Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah
- A son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites
- Twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites
- Son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar'
- A Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah
- A son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites
- Twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites
- A son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites
- Twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites
- Son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar'
- A Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah
- A son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites
- Twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites
- Son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar'
- A Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah
- A son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites
- Twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites
- Son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar'
- A Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah
How it's translated
- zerah 17
- and zerah 2
- of zerah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 8
- Genesis 5
- Joshua 4
- Numbers 2
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Nehemiah 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:17And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
- Genesis 36:33And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
- Genesis 38:30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
- Genesis 46:12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 26:13Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
- Numbers 26:20And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
Hebrew dictionary
זֶ֫רַח zerach · Zerah
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.13; 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 …
זֶ֫רַח zerach · Zerah
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.33; father of: Jobab (H3103H) § 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 …
זֶ֫רַח zerach · Zerah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.30; son of: Judah (H3063) and Tamar (H8559); brother of: Perez (H6557); half-brother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); father of: Zabdi (H2067), Ethan (H0387H), Heman (H1968H), Calcol (H3633H) and Dara (H1873); also called Izrahite at 1Ch.27.8; § 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 …
זֶ֫רַח zerach · Zerah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.21; son of: Iddo (H5714H); father of: Jeatherai (H2979) § 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 …
זֶ֫רַח zerach · Zerah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.14.9 § 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 …
זֶ֫רַח zerach · Zerah
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 (H0161), Jachin (H3199) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Zerah at Num.26.13,20; 2x27.11,13; § 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 …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.