What does זֶרַח (zeraḥ) mean in the Bible?
זֶרַח (zeraḥ) is a Hebrew word meaning "Zerach , the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince".
Hebrew · H2226
זֶרַח
Zerach , the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince
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זֶרַח H2226
Pronunciation zeraḥ
What does זֶרַח (zeraḥ) mean in the Bible?
זֶרַח (zeraḥ) is a Hebrew word meaning "Zerach , the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince".
Full entry for זֶרַח (H2226) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2226?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Zerah (9), Zerah (6), and Zerah (2), from Zerah (2), the Zerahites (1).
Where does זֶרַח (zeraḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 36:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (8), Genesis (5), Joshua (4), Numbers (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Zerah 9× Genesis 36:33, Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:18, Joshua 7:24
Zerah 6× Genesis 36:13, Genesis 36:17, Genesis 38:30, 1 Chronicles 1:37
and Zerah 2× Genesis 46:12, 1 Chronicles 2:4
from Zerah 2× Numbers 26:13, Numbers 26:20
the Zerahites 1× 1 Chronicles 9:6
Then Zerah 1× 2 Chronicles 14:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 36:13 וָזֶ֖רַח to Zerah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 36:17 זֶ֔רַח to Zerah Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 36:33 זֶ֖רַח to of Zerah Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 38:30 זָֽרַח׃ס to Zerah Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 46:12 וָזָ֑רַח to and Zerah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 26:13 לְזֶ֕רַח to from Zerah Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 26:20 לְזֶ֕רַח to from Zerah Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Joshua 7:1 זֶ֜רַח to of Zerah Noun - proper - masculine singular Joshua 7:18 זֶ֖רַח to of Zerah Noun - proper - masculine singular Joshua 7:24 זֶ֡רַח to of Zerah Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 36:13
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 6
Genesis 5 Numbers 2 Joshua 4 1 Chronicles 8 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1
Source forms
זֶ֖רַח 6x ze·raḥ Genesis 36:33, Joshua 7:18, 1 Chronicles 1:37, 1 Chronicles 1:44
זֶ֗רַח 2x ze·raḥ Joshua 22:20, 1 Chronicles 2:6
זֶ֥רַח 2x ze·raḥ 1 Chronicles 4:24, 1 Chronicles 6:21
לְזֶ֕רַח 2x lə·ze·raḥ Numbers 26:13, Numbers 26:20
וָזֶ֖רַח 1x wā·ze·raḥ Genesis 36:13
וָזָ֑רַח 1x wā·zā·raḥ Genesis 46:12
זֶ֔רַח 1x ze·raḥ Genesis 36:17
זֶ֜רַח 1x ze·raḥ Joshua 7:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 17x Genesis 36:17, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 38:30, Joshua 7:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Genesis 36:13, Genesis 46:12
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Numbers 26:13, Numbers 26:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Zerach , the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince
Source Gloss
Zerach , the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince
Extended definition
Zarah, Zerah.
Word Origins
זֶרַח is built from this root:
זֶרַח H2225
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G2196 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain