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zeraḥ זֶ֫רַח ‘Zerah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as zeraḥ זֶ֫רַח ‘dawning’
Roots: זרח

zeraḥ pr n m pers
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

Mentioned in Genesis 36:17, 46:12, 38:30, 36:13, 36:33 Numbers 26:20, 26:13 Joshua 7:24, 22:20, 7:1, 7:18 Nehemiah 11:24 1 Chronicles 9:6, 2:6, 2:4, 6:26, 1:44, 1:37, 4:24, 6:6 2 Chronicles 14:8

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