Σερούχ G4562
Serug, son of Reu and father of Nahor in the post-flood genealogy leading to Abraham (Gen 11:20-23)
Serug appears in Luke's genealogy of Jesus, tracing the line from Adam through the patriarchs. His generation lived during the dispersion following Babel, when humanity scattered across the earth. The name, from Hebrew שְׂרוּג, may relate to a branch or tendril, though ancient interpreters debated its etymology. Luke's use of this name anchors Jesus firmly in the Abrahamic covenant lineage through precise genealogical detail.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The single occurrence in Luke 3:35 situates Serug seven generations after the flood and five before Abraham. The genealogy moves backward from Jesus to Adam, and Serug's inclusion—though he's barely mentioned in Genesis—demonstrates Luke's commitment to comprehensive genealogical accuracy. The Greek form Σερούχ closely mirrors the Hebrew pronunciation. 1×
AR["سَرُوجَ"]·ben["সরূগের"]·DE["Σεροὺχ"]·EN["Serouch"]·FR["Sérouch"]·heb["שְׂרוּג"]·HI["सरूख"]·ID["Serug"]·IT["serouch"]·jav["Serug,"]·KO["세룩-의"]·PT["Serugue"]·RU["Серухов"]·ES["Seroúch"]·SW["Seroúch"]·TR["Seruh"]·urd["سروج-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Σερούχ (Rec. Σαρ-), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. שְׂרוּג), Serug: Luk.3:35.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)