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Afterwardוְאַחַרhis brotherאָחִיוcame out,יָצָאwhoאֲשֶׁרhad onעַלhis handיָדוֹthe scarlet thread;הַשָּׁנִיand he calledוַיִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹZerah.זָרַח
Genesis 38:30
Study it in the app“Afterward his brother came out, who had on his hand the scarlet thread; and he called his name Zerah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 38:30, word by word
- his brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- came outיָצָאyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- the scarlet threadשָּׁנִיshani
scarlet
Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.
Where else “shani” appears- and he calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Zerahזָרַחzarach
Zerah
Zerah, the name of several people: above all a son of Judah and Tamar, twin of Perez; also a grandson of Esau, the father of a king of Edom, a Cushite who attacked Judah, and others.
Where else “zarach” appears
Translation note
“Zerah” (Zerach) means “brightness, sunrise.”
The context
29But as he drew back his hand, look, his brother came out; and she said, “What a breach you have broken for yourself!” So he called his name Perez.
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To study Genesis 38 in a group
1. What it says
What did Tamar do, and what did Judah say when he learned of it (vv. 14-26)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Judah admits, “She is more righteous than I” (v. 26)?
3. How I live it
How can you honestly admit your own mistake when it is shown to you?