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Zerach <02226>

xrz Zerach

Pronunciation	:	zeh'-rakh
Origin	:	the same as 02225, Greek 2196 Zara
Reference	:	-
PrtSpch	:	n pr m (noun proper masculine)
In Hebrew	:	xrz 17, xrzw 2, xrzl 2
In NET	:	Zerah 21
In AV	:	Zerah 20, Zarah 1
Count	:	21
Definition	:	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 the same as 2225; Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince: KJV -- Zarah, Zerah. see HEBREW for 02225
Related Greek	:	-
Variations in Bible	:	the Zerahite clan (NIV) Zerah (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) Zerahiah (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV) Zerahite (NET, NIV) Zerahites (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV)