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 Basemath, Esau’s wife.Genesis 36:17 · זֶ֔רַחAnd these are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, 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 Zerah.Genesis 46:12 · וָזָ֑רַחAnd the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.Numbers 26:13 · לְזֶ֕רַחof Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; 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 Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.Joshua 7:1 · זֶ֜רַחBut the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.Joshua 7:18 · זֶ֖רַחand he brought near 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 mantle, 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 up unto the valley of Achor.Joshua 22:20 · זֶ֗רַחDid not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon 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 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.1 Chronicles 2:4 · זָ֑רַחAnd Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez 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: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;1 Chronicles 6:21 · זֶ֥רַחJoah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai 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 army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.Nehemiah 11:24 · זֶ֤רַחAnd Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.