zerach · Zerah

What it means

zerach (זֶרַח) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “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.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×5
• Numbers×2
• Joshua×4
• 1 Chronicles×8
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Nehemiah×1

• Genesis 36:13

  These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

• Genesis 36:17

  These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: the chieftain Nahath, the chieftain Zerah, the chieftain Shammah, the chieftain Mizzah. These are the chieftains of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

• Genesis 36:33

  Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

• Genesis 38:30

  Afterward his brother came out, who had on his hand the scarlet thread; and he called his name Zerah.

• Genesis 46:12

  The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

• Numbers 26:13

  of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Saul, the family of the Saulites.

• Numbers 26:20

  And the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

• Joshua 7:1

  But the sons of Israel committed an act of unfaithfulness regarding the things devoted to destruction: Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took from the things devoted to destruction, and the anger of YHWH burned against the sons of Israel.

• Joshua 7:18

  He had his household come near man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

• Joshua 7:24

  Then Joshua took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, the cloak, the tongue of gold, his sons and his daughters, his ox, his donkey, his flock, his tent, and all that he had, and all Israel was with him; and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.

• Joshua 22:20

  Did not Achan son of Zerah commit unfaithfulness with the things devoted to destruction, and anger came upon the whole community of Israel? And he, one man, did not expire alone in his iniquity.’”

• 1 Chronicles 1:37

  The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

• 1 Chronicles 1:44

  And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

• 1 Chronicles 2:4

  And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah: five.

• 1 Chronicles 2:6

  And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; all of them, five.

• 1 Chronicles 4:24

  The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Saul;

• 1 Chronicles 6:21

  Joah, his son; Iddo, his son; Zerah, his son; Jeatherai, his son.

• 1 Chronicles 6:41

  the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

• 1 Chronicles 9:6

  And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred and ninety.

• 2 Chronicles 14:9

  Zerah the Cushite came out against them with a force of a thousand thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.

• Nehemiah 11:24

  And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah son of Judah, was at the hand of the king for every matter of the people.