H8294 H8294
Serah (personal name: daughter of Asher)
Serah was the daughter of Asher and the only woman listed among those who went down to Egypt with Jacob (Genesis 46:17). She appears in the wilderness census as still living among Asher's clans (Numbers 26:46), and again in Chronicles' genealogy (1 Chronicles 7:30). Her inclusion is remarkable given the patriarchal focus of these lists. Later Jewish tradition elaborated her story extensively, making her immortal and a link between generations. The name may relate to Sabaean parallels found in South Arabian inscriptions. The Greek versions show standard variation in rendering the name.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name of Asher's daughter, uniquely preserved in genealogical lists. Genesis 46:17 names Serah among Jacob's household who migrated to Egypt—one of very few women in the roster. Numbers 26:46 mentions her again in the wilderness census of Asherite clans. 1 Chronicles 7:30 repeats her in Asher's genealogy. Her persistent appearance across sources (despite genealogies' usual male focus) marks her as significant, though the biblical text provides no narrative about her beyond her name and lineage. 3×
AR["سَارَةُ", "وَ-سارَح", "وَسَارَحُ"]·ben["আর-সেরহ", "ও-সেরহ", "সেরহ"]·DE["Serah", "[ושרח]", "und-Serach"]·EN["Serah", "and-Serach", "and-Serah"]·FR["Serah", "[ושרח]", "et-Serah"]·heb["ו-שרח", "שרח"]·HI["और-सेरह", "सेरह"]·ID["Serah", "dan-Serah"]·IT["Serah", "[ושרח]", "e-Serah"]·jav["Sérah", "lan-Serah", "lan-Sèrah"]·KO["그리고-세라", "세라"]·PT["Serach", "e-Serach"]·RU["Серах", "и-Серах"]·ES["Sera", "y-Seraj", "y-Séraj"]·SW["Sera", "akamruka-Sera", "na-Sera"]·TR["Serah", "ve-Serah"]·urd["اور-سرح", "اور-شرح", "سارح"]
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
† שֶׂ֫רַח n.pr.f. (cf. Sab. n.pr.m. שרח SabDenkm.No. 20, 1. 1, and p. 72, שרחאל Id.No. 13, 1.2.12, אלשרך DHMEpigr. Denkm. Arab. lxxii);—daughter of Asher Gn 46:17; 1 Ch 7:30, שָׂ֑רַח Nu 26:46; Σααρ, Σαρ(ρ)α, etc.; 𝔊B Nu Καρα.