H2226 H2226
Zerah — 'rising, dawning'; name of several OT figures including a son of Judah and an Edomite chief
A masculine name meaning 'rising' or 'dawning,' evocative of light breaking forth. Its most prominent bearer is the twin son of Judah and Tamar whose hand emerged first marked with a scarlet thread (Gen 38:30). The name is shared by at least five distinct individuals: an Edomite clan chief, a Cushite military leader who opposed Asa, two Levites in the Chronicles genealogies, and the head of a Simeonite family. Despite this variety, translations consistently render it as a simple transliteration.
Senses
1. Zerah (personal name) — A proper name borne by multiple Old Testament figures, most notably the son of Judah and Tamar (Gen 38:30; 46:12), ancestor of a Judahite clan (Num 26:20; Josh 7:1). Also designates Edomite chiefs (Gen 36:13, 17, 33), Levitical ancestors (1 Chr 6:6, 26), a Simeonite clan head (Num 26:13), and a Cushite adversary of King Asa (2 Chr 14:8). Multilingual glosses uniformly transliterate (Zerach, Zera, Serach), and the LXX renders it Ζαρα or Ζαρε depending on the individual. 21×
AR["زارَح", "زارَحَ", "زَارَح", "زَرَحَ", "زَرَحُ", "لِ-زَرَحَ", "وَ-زارَحُ", "وَزَارَحُ"]·ben["আর-সেরহ", "এবং-সেরহ", "জেরহের", "সেরহ", "সেরহের", "সেরহের-জন্য"]·DE["Serach", "Serachs", "Zerach", "[זרח]", "und-Serach", "zu-Zerah"]·EN["Zerach", "Zerah", "and-Zerah", "to-Zerah"]·FR["Zerach", "Zérach", "et-Zérach", "à-Zerah"]·heb["ו-זרח", "זרח", "ל-זרח"]·HI["और-ज़ेरह", "और-जेरह", "ज़ेरह-को", "जेरह", "जेरह-का", "जेरह-के"]·ID["Zerah", "dan-Zerah", "dari-Zerah"]·IT["Zerach", "Zerah", "a-Zerah", "e-Zerah"]·jav["Kagem-Zérah", "Zerah", "Zérah", "kagem-Zérah", "lan-Zerah"]·KO["그리고-세라", "그리고-제라와", "세라", "세라가", "세라라", "세라의", "제라-에게", "제라의"]·PT["De-Zerach", "Zerach", "Zerah", "de-Zerach", "e-Zerach"]·RU["Зерах", "Зераха", "и-Зара", "и-Зерах", "от-Зераха", "сынов"]·ES["De-Zéraj", "Zera", "Zeraj", "Zéraj", "de-Zéraj", "y-Zeraj"]·SW["Zera", "akamruka-Zara", "kwa-Zera", "na-Zera"]·TR["-Zerah'a", "Zerah", "Zerah'ı", "Zerah'ın", "ve-Zerah"]·urd["اور-زارح", "زارح", "زارح-سے", "زارح-کا", "زارح-کے", "زرح", "زرح-کے"]
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
† II. זֶ֫רַח n.pr.m. (on form cf. LgBN77, and Anm.)— 1. 𝔊 Ζαρα, son of Judah and Tamar Gn 38:30; 46:12 (both J), 1 Ch 2:4 (all זָ֑רַח), v 6; as head of a family Nu 26:20 Jos 7:1 (both P), v 18, 24 (JE), 22:20 (P) 1 Ch 9:6 (𝔊L Ζηρα), Ne 11:24 (cf. SmListen 7). 2. Edomites: a. 𝔊 Ζαρε Gn 36:13, 17 (both P) = 1 Ch 1:37. b. 𝔊 Ζαρα Gn 36:33 (P) = 1 Ch 1:44 (b=a?). 3. 𝔊L Ζαρα, Levites: a. (var.…