BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6714
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'
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2226
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
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6085
eph.ron — Ephron
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.23.8; son of: Zohar (H6714) § Ephron = "fawn-like" a Hittite, son of Zohar and the one from whom Abraham bought the field and cave of Machpelah
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3328
yits.char — Izhar
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.7; son of: Ashhur (H0806) and Helah (H2458); brother of: Haahashtari (H0326), Zereth (H6889), Ethnan (H0869) and Koz (H6976); half-brother of: Ahuzzam (H0275), Hepher (H2660) and Temeni (H8488) § Zohar = "tawny"
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Brightness. (1.) The father of Ephron the Hittite (Gen. 23:8). (2.) One of the sons of Simeon (Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
