זֶרַחZerach

Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince

Pronunciation: zeh'-rakh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2226

Meanings

1. son of Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38:30; Genesis 46:12; 1 Chronicles 2:4)

2. Edomites

3. Levites

4. head of a Simeonite family (Numbers 26:13; 1 Chronicles 4:24; Genesis 46:10)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 21 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 36:13 The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath.
  • Genesis 36:17 The descendants of Esau’s son Reuel became the leaders of the clans of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Reuel. All these were descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath.
  • Genesis 36:33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
  • Genesis 38:30 Then the baby with the scarlet string on his wrist was born, and he was named Zerah.
  • Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
  • Numbers 26:13 The Zoharite clan, named after their ancestor Zohar. The Shaulite clan, named after their ancestor Shaul.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).