Zerach

zeh'-rakh
Parts of Speech Proper Name Masculine

Zerach Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 21
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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
xrz
Origin
the same as (02225)
Strong's Number
2226
TDNT Entry
None

NAS Word Usage

Zerah
21
Total
21

NAS Verse Count

5
2
4
8
1
1
Total
21
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Zerach". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .