Midvash

זַרְחִיZarchîy

always with article as substantive collective

Pronunciation: zar-khee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2227

Meanings

1. from זֶרַח 1 (Joshua 7:17; Numbers 26:20; 1 Chronicles 27:11)

2. from זֶרַח 4 (Numbers 26:13)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 26:13 The Zoharite clan, named after their ancestor Zohar. The Shaulite clan, named after their ancestor Shaul.
  • Numbers 26:20 These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.
  • Joshua 7:17 Then the clans of Judah came forward, and the clan of Zerah was singled out. Then the families of Zerah came forward, and the family of Zimri was singled out.
  • 1 Chronicles 27:11 Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah, was commander of the eighth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eighth month.
  • 1 Chronicles 27:13 Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophah, was commander of the tenth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the tenth month.
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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).