זְרַחְיָה

zerachya · Zerahiah

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2228 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

zerachya (זְרַחְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Zerahiah”.

The name of two Israelites: a priest descended from Eleazar, an ancestor of Ezra, and the father of one who returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:4). The name means "YHWH has shone."

How to say it

ze·rach·ya

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

  • 1 Chronicles 6:6

    and Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, and Zerahiah fathered Meraioth;

  • 1 Chronicles 6:51

    Bukki, his son; Uzzi, his son; Zerahiah, his son;

  • Ezra 7:4

    the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,

  • Ezra 8:4

    of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males;

And 1 more times.