זֶרַח

Detailed Definition

• 1a son of reuel and grandson of esau, one of the dukes of the edomites
• 2twin brother of pharez, sons of judah and tamar; descendants are called zarhites, ezrahites, and izrahites
• 3son of simeon; also called 'zohar'
• 4a gershonite levite, son of iddo of adaiah
• 5the 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
• 6another edomite leader; possibly same as 1