Strong's Number H2226

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"

a son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites
twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites
son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar'
a Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah
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
another Edomite leader; possibly same as 1