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Lexicon :: Strong's H2226 - zeraḥ

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זֶרַח
Transliteration
zeraḥ
Pronunciation
zeh'-rakh
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as זֶרַח (H2225)
Strong’s Definitions

זֶרַח Zerach, zeh'-rakh; the same as H2225; Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince:—Zarah, Zerah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H2226 in the following manner: Zerah (20x), Zarah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H2226 in the following manner: Zerah (20x), Zarah (1x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זֶרַח Zerach, zeh'-rakh; the same as H2225; Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince:—Zarah, Zerah.
STRONGS H2226: Abbreviations
† II. זֶ֫רַח proper name, masculine (on form compare LgBN 77, and Anm.) —
1. Greek Version of the LXX Ζαρα, 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 (LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ζηρα), Nehemiah 11:24 (compare SmListen 7).
2. Edomites:
a. Greek Version of the LXX Ζαρε Genesis 36:13, 17 (both P) = 1 Chronicles 1:37.
b. Greek Version of the LXX Ζαρα Genesis 36:33 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:44 (b = a ?).
3. LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ζαρα, Levites:
a. (variant reading Ιααρα) 1 Chronicles 6:6.
b. (variant reading Ζααραι) 1 Chronicles 6:26.
4. head of a Simeonite family, Greek Version of the LXX Ζαρα) Numbers 26:13 (P), 1 Chronicles 4:24 (variant reading Ζαρες) (= צֹחַר Greek Version of the LXX Σααρ Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15, compare Di Numbers 26:13).
5. a Cushite, Greek Version of the LXX Ζαρε, foe of king Asa 2 Chronicles 14:8.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

36:13; 36:17; 36:33; 38:30; 46:10; 46:12

Exodus

6:15

Numbers

26:13; 26:13; 26:20

Joshua

7:1; 7:18; 7:24; 22:20

1 Chronicles

1:37; 1:44; 2:4; 2:6; 4:24; 6:6; 6:26; 9:6

2 Chronicles

14:8

Nehemiah

11:24

H2226

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2226 matches the Hebrew זֶרַח (zeraḥ),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:13 - These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:17 - These were the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:33 - And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:30 - Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand. And his name was called Zerah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:12 - The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:13 - of Zerah,[fn] the family of the Zarhites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:20 - And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:1 - But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi,[fn] the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of the LORD burned against the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:18 - Then he brought his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:24 - Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the garment, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and they brought them to the Valley of Achor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:20 - ‘Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:37 - The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:44 - And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:4 - And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:6 - The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:24 - The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib,[fn] Zerah,[fn] and Shaul,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:21 - Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:41 - the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:6 - Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren—six hundred and ninety.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:9 - Then Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:24 - Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s deputy[fn] in all matters concerning the people.
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