Strong's Number 2226

Transliteration:
Zerach {zeh'-rakh}
Word Origin:
the same as 2225
Part of Speech:
proper name masculine
Usage in the KJV:
Zerah 20, Zarah 1

Total: 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