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Zerah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2226

זֶ֫רַח

ze.rach — 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 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

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GREEK · G2196

Ζαρά

Zara — Zerah

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

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3063

יְהוּדָה

ye.hu.dah — Judah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) § Judah = "praised" 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5838

עֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ

a.zar.yah — Azariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.4.2; son of: Ahimaaz (H0290H); father of: Johanan (H3110J) § Azariah = "Jehovah has helped" 1) son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also 'Uzziah' 2) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord 2a) also, 'Abednego' (H5664 or H5665) 3) son of Nathan and an officer of Solomon; perhaps David's grandson and Solomon's nephew 4) a prophet in the days of king Asa of Judah 5) son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to 5 6) another son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to 4 7) a priest, son of Ahimaaz, grandson of Zadok and high priest in the reign of king Solomon 8) the high priest in the reign of king Uzziah of Judah 9) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah; probably same as 18 10) a Kohathite Levite, father of Joel in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 11) a Merarite Levite, son of Jehalelel in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 12) a Kohathite Levite, son of Zephaniah and ancestor of Samuel the prophet 13) a Levite who helped Ezra in instructing the people in the law 14) son of Jeroham and one of the temple captains of Judah in the time of queen Athaliah; probably the same as 21 15) son of Maaseiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 16) one of the leaders who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel 17) a man who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah; probably the same as 10 18) son of Johanan, one of the captains of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz of Judah 19) a Judaite, son of Ethan of the sons of Zerah 20) a Judaite, son of Jehu of the family of the Jerahmeelites and descended from Jarha the Egyptian slave of Sheshan; probably one of the captains of the time of queen Athaliah and the same as 15 21) a priest, son of Hilkiah 22) a priest, son of Johanan 23) son of king Jehoram of Judah; probably clerical error for 'Ahaziah' 24) son of Meraioth 25) son of Hoshaiah and one of the proud men who confronted Jeremiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8095

שִׁמְעוֹן

shim.on — Simeon

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.33; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Canaanite_woman (H3669); father of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H) § Simeon or Shimeon = "heard" 1) the 2nd son of Jacob by his wife Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon 2) an Israelite of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8559

תָּמָר

ta.mar — Tamar

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.6; married to Judah (H3063) and Er (H6147); mother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Also named: Thamar (Θάμαρ "Tamar" G2283) § Tamar = "palm-tree" 1) widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah 2) daughter of David by Maacah, sister of Absalom, and rape victim of Amnon her half brother, another son of David 3) daughter of Absalom 4) a place on the southern border of Gad

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2174

זִמְרִי

zim.ri — Zimri

A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.9 § Zimri = "my music" 1) the son of Salu, a Simeonite chieftain, slain by Phinehas with the Midianitish princess Cozbi 2) 5th king of the northern kingdom, murderer of the king, Elah, who reigned for 7 days before he killed himself by setting the palace on fire and was replaced by the general of the army, Omri 3) one of the five sons of Zerah and grandson of Judah 4) son of Jehoadah and descendant of Saul

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6557

פֶּ֫רֶץ

pe.rets — Perez

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.29; son of: Judah (H3063) and Tamar (H8559); brother of: Zerah (H2226I); half-brother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); father of: Hezron (H2696H) and Hamul (H2538) § Perez or Pharez = "breach" twin son with Zarah of Judah by Tamar and ancestor of two families of Judah, the Hezronites and Hamulites; from the Hezronites came the royal line of David and Christ

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5813

עֻזִּי

uz.zi — Uzzi

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.5; son of: Bukki (H1231H); father of: Zerahiah (H2228) § Uzzi = "strong" 1) a Levite, son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah in the line of the high priest although apparently never high priest himself 2) son of Tola and grandson of Issachar 3) a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a family of Benjamin 4) son of Michri and father of Elah and an ancestor of a family of returned exiles settling in Jerusalem. Maybe same as 3 5) a Levite, son of Bani, and an overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 6) a priest, chief of the father's house of Jedaiah, in the time of Joiakim the high priest 7) one of the priests who helped Ezra in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. Maybe same as 6

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7467

רְעוּאֵל

re.u.el — Reuel

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.4; son of: Esau (H6215) and Mahalath (H4258); half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); father of: Nahath (H5184), Zerah (H2226), Shammah (H8048) and Mizzah (H4199) § Reuel or Raguel = "friend of God" 1) a son of Esau by his wife Bashemath, the sister of Ishmael 2) the father-in-law of Moses 2a) also 'Jethro' 3) father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at Sinai 4) a Benjamite, ancestor of Elah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3199

יָכִין

ya.khin — Jachin

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), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Jarib at 1Ch.4.24; § Jachin = "He will establish" the 4th son of Simeon and founder of the family of Jachinites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7956

שֵׁלָה

she.lah — Shelah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.5; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at Num.26.20; Also named: she.la.ni (שֵׁלָנִי "Shelanite" H8024) § Shelah = "a petition" the youngest son of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4812

מְרָיוֹת

me.ra.vot — Meraioth

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6; son of: Zerahiah (H2228); father of: Amariah (H0568) § Meraioth = "rebellious" 1) grandfather of Ahitub, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house 2) son of Ahitub, father of Zadok, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house 3) head of a family of priests represented by Helkai in the time of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6147

עֵר

er — Er

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.3; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); married to Tamar (H8559) § Er = "awake" 1) the eldest son of Judah 2) son of Shelah and grandson of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2067

זַבְדִּי

zav.di — Zabdi

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.7.1; son of: Zerah (H2226I); brother of: Ethan (H0387H), Heman (H1968H), Calcol (H3633H) and Dara (H1873); father of: Carmi (H3756H); also called Zimri at 1Ch.2.6; Also named: zim.ri (זִמְרִי "Zimri" H2174I) § Zabdi = "endowment" 1) son of Zerah and grandson of Judah; grandfather of Achan 2) one of the sons of Shimhi, a Benjamite 3) an officer of David, in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine-cellars 4) son of Asaph the minstrel; also called 'Zaccur' and 'Zichri'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H209

אוֹנָן

o.nan — Onan

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.4; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I) ; brother of: Er (H6147) and Shelah (H7956); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) § Onan = "strong" second son of Judah, slain by God for not fulfilling the levitical requirement to beget a child with the wife of a dead, childless brother

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3061

יְהוּד

ye.hud — Judah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Aramaic of ye.hu.dah (יְהוּדָה "Judah" H3063) Judah-the territory of the tribe of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3066

יְהוּדִית

ye.hu.dit — Judahite

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Another spelling of ye.hu.dah (יְהוּדָה "Judah" H3063) § in the Jewish language, in Hebrew

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3226

יָמִין

ya.min — Jamin

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), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H) Also named: ye.mi.ni (יָֽמִינִי "Jaminite" H3228H) § Jamin = "right hand" 1) the 2nd son of Simeon; founder of the family of Jaminites 2) a Judaite, the 2nd son of Ram the Jerahmeelite 3) a Levite who helped Ezra interpret the Law

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8048

שַׁמָּה

sham.mah — Shammah

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.13; son of: Reuel (H7467); brother of: Nahath (H5184), Zerah (H2226) and Mizzah (H4199) § Shammah = "astonishment" 1) son of Reuel, grandson of Esau, and a chief of Edom 2) the 3rd son of Jesse and a brother of David 3) son of Agee the Hararite and one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors 4) the Harodite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors 5) another Hararite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2227

זַרְחִי

zar.chi — Zerahite

Someone descended from Zerah who was 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; Group of ze.rach (זֶ֫רַח "Zerah" H2226L) § Zarhites , of Zerah descendants of Zerah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5184

נַ֫חַת

na.chat — Nahath

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.13; son of: Reuel (H7467); brother of: Zerah (H2226), Shammah (H8048) and Mizzah (H4199) § Nahath = "rest" 1) one of the dukes of Edom, son of Reuel and grandson of Esau 2) a Kohathite Levite, son of Zophai and grandson of Elkanah 3) an Levite overseer in the time of Hezekiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6714

צֹ֫חַר

tso.char — Zohar

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.23.8; father of: Ephron (H6085) § Zohar = "tawny" 1) a Judaite, son of Ashur by wife Helah 2) father of Ephron the Hittite 3) one of the sons of Simeon; also 'Zerah'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2228

זְרַחְיָה

ze.rach.yah — Zerahiah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6; son of: Uzzi (H5813); father of: Meraioth (H4812); also called Ahitub at 1Ch.9.11; 1x Also named: a.chi.tuv (אֲחִיטוּב "Ahitub" H0285J) § Zerahiah = "Jehovah has risen" 1) a priest, son of Uzzi, and ancestor of Ezra the scribe 2) father of Elihoenai of the sons of Pahath-moab, whose descendants returned from the captivity with Ezra

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Historical dictionary entry

Sunrise. (1.) An “Ethiopian,” probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the days of Asa (2 Chr. 14:9-15). He reached Zephathah, and there encountered the army of Asa. This is the only instance “in all the annals of Judah of a victorious encounter in the field with a first-class heathen power in full force.” The Egyptian host was utterly routed, and the Hebrews gathered “exceeding much spoil.” Three hundred years elapsed before another Egyptian army, that of Necho (B.C. 609), came up against Jerusalem. (2.) A son of Tamar (Gen. 38:30); called also Zara (Matt. 1:3). (3.) A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:21, 41).

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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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