Lexical Definition

‎זֶרַח‎ Zerach (zeh'-rakh) Zerah ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎זֶרַח‎

Zarah, Zerah.

• § Zerah or Zarah = "rising"
• Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince

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

See Greek: Ζαρά

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

1. ᵐ5 Ζαρα, son of Judah and Tamar Gen 38:30; Gen 46:12 (both J), 1Chr 2:4 (all ‎זָ֑רַח‎), v1Chr 2:6 as head of a family Num 26:20; Josh 7:1 (both Psalms), vJosh 7:18 vJosh 7:24 (JE), Josh 22:20 (P) 1Chr 9:6 (ᵐ5^L Ζηρα), Neh 11:24 (compare Sm^{Listen 7}).

2. Edomites:
a. ᵐ5 Ζαρε Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17 (both P) = 1Chr 1:37.
b. ᵐ5 Ζαρα Gen 36:33 (P) = 1Chr 1:44 (b = a ?).

3. ᵐ5^L Ζαρα, Levites:
a. (variant reading Ιααρα) 1Chr 6:6*.
b. (variant reading Ζααραι) 1Chr 6:26*.

4. head of a Simeonite family, ᵐ5 Ζαρα) Num 26:13 (P), 1Chr 4:24 (variant reading Ζαρες) (= ‎צֹחַר‎ ᵐ5 Σααρ Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15, compare Di Num 26:13).

5. a Cushite, ᵐ5 Ζαρε, foe of king Asa 2Chr 14:8*.

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