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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H2226 — זֶ֫רַח
ze.rach · Zerah · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 36:13 · וָזֶ֖רַחAnd these [are] the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.Genesis 36:17 · זֶ֔רַחAnd 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 36:33 · זֶ֖רַחAnd Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.Genesis 38:30 · זָֽרַח׃ סAnd afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.Genesis 46:12 · וָזָ֑רַחAnd the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.Numbers 26:13 · לְזֶ֕רַחOf Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.Numbers 26:20 · לְזֶ֕רַחAnd 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.Joshua 7:1 · זֶ֜רַחBut the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.Joshua 7:18 · זֶ֖רַחAnd 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.Joshua 7:24 · זֶ֡רַחAnd Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.Joshua 22:20 · זֶ֗רַחDid 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 perished not alone in his iniquity.1 Chronicles 1:37 · זֶ֖רַחThe sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.1 Chronicles 1:44 · זֶ֖רַחAnd when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.1 Chronicles 2:4 · זָ֑רַחAnd Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five.1 Chronicles 2:6 · זֶ֗רַחAnd the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.1 Chronicles 4:24 · זֶ֥רַחThe sons of Simeon [were], Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Shaul:1 Chronicles 6:21 · זֶ֥רַחJoah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.1 Chronicles 6:41 · זֶ֖רַחThe son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,1 Chronicles 9:6 · זֶ֖רַחAnd of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.2 Chronicles 14:9 · זֶ֣רַחAnd there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.Nehemiah 11:24 · זֶ֤רַחAnd Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, [was] at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.