וָ/זֶ֖רַח
𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤇
Zerach
and Zerah
Proper personal name meaning 'shining, brightness, sunrise.' Used as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including a son of Judah (an ancestor of prominent Judahite families), a Simeonite leader, an Edomite clan chief, and the ruler of an invading force from Cush. The semantic field centers on the metaphor of radiance or rising light, but in practice, the term functions primarily as a personal and sometimes clan name.
Genesis 36:13 · Word #5
Lexicon H2226
| Lemma | זֶרַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤆𐤓𐤇 |
| Transliteration | Zerach |
| Strong's | H2226 |
| Definition | Proper personal name meaning 'shining, brightness, sunrise.' Used as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including a son of Judah (an ancestor of prominent Judahite families), a Simeonite leader, an Edomite clan chief, and the ruler of an invading force from Cush. The semantic field centers on the metaphor of radiance or rising light, but in practice, the term functions primarily as a personal and sometimes clan name. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Zerah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2226-03
and Shining-One
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular noun (personal name) with prefixed conjunction ו ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name זֶרַח derives from the root זרח meaning "to rise" or "to shine," especially of the sun. Rendering it as "Shining-One" preserves the participial sense embedded in the name, while the prefixed conjunction וָ is reflected by "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Zerach
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Shining-One |
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