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זָרַח

𐤆𐤓𐤇

zârach

H2224 verb

SILEX Entry

Root זרח to shine, emit light, radiate, rise

Definition

To emit light or rise as a luminous body (especially the sun or other celestial objects); to shine, radiate, or become visible after darkness; in extended uses, to break out or appear suddenly, including reference to a physical symptom (such as a skin spot). The primary lexical sense is the act of rising and emitting brightness, but it also encompasses the notion of sudden, visible emergence.

Semantic Range

to shine as the sun or other celestial body, to rise up (especially the sun), to appear suddenly or break out (as of a physical sign or symptom), to become luminous, to illuminate, to come forth with brightness

Root / Etymology

The root זרח (Z-R-Ḥ) carries the meaning of emitting light or radiating brightness. The verb form זָרַח originally denotes the action of shining forth or becoming luminous, particularly with respect to the sun, but also more generally for any appearance marked by brightness or prominence.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The verb זָרַח is used both in concrete terms (for the rising or shining of the sun, moon, or general daylight) and metaphorically (for sudden appearance or breaking out, as with symptoms of scale disease). In Second Temple and later periods, the image of זָרַח could take on symbolic meaning (light as revelation, deliverance, or new hope), but such metaphorical senses are not the historical root. In cultic or legal contexts (e.g. Leviticus 13 regarding skin conditions), זָרַח denotes the literal act of a patch appearing or breaking out on the skin, showing semantic flexibility. English translations using "arise," "break out," or "shine" capture most, but not all, nuances; the dramatic/irreversible nature of the emergence is often underplayed in translation. In poetic texts, especially in prophetic books and Psalms, זָרַח emphasizes the overcoming of darkness and a decisive transition to a new, manifest state.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy); arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.

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Root Family

זרח (z-r-ḥ) — to shine, emit light, radiate, rise

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2225 זֶרַח your shining-forth
H2226 זֶרַח to Shining-One
H2227 זַרְחִי the Zerahite
H2228 זְרַחְיָה and Yah-has-shone-forth
H249 אֶזְרָח native-born one

Word Forms

9 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2224-08 זָרְחָ֥ה zarechah HVqp3fs broke out she shone forth 4
H2224-04 וְ/זָרַ֤ח vezarach HC/Vqq3ms and dawned and he shone forth 3
H2224-06 יִזְרַח yizerach HVqi3ms it shines he will shine forth 3
H2224-01 כִּ/זְרֹ֣חַ kizerocha HR/Vqc as rises as shining forth 2
H2224-07 זָרָֽח zarach HVqp3ms has risen Shining-one 2
H2224-03 וַ/יִּֽזְרַֽח vayizerach HC/Vqw3ms rose and he shone forth 1
H2224-09 זוֹרֵ֥חַֽ zorecha HVqrmsa shining one 1
H2224-05 וְ/זָרְחָ֨ה vezarechah HC/Vqq3fs will-rise and she shone forth 1
H2224-02 תִּזְרַ֣ח tizerach HVqi3fs rises she will shine forth 1

Occurrences in Scripture

18 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2224-03 Genesis 32:32 וַ/יִּֽזְרַֽח vayizerach HC/Vqw3ms rose and he shone forth
H2224-08 Exodus 22:2 זָרְחָ֥ה zarechah HVqp3fs shines she shone forth
H2224-04 Deuteronomy 33:2 וְ/זָרַ֤ח vezarach HC/Vqq3ms and dawned and he shone forth
H2224-01 Judges 9:33 כִּ/זְרֹ֣חַ kizerocha HR/Vqc as rises as shining forth
H2224-06 2 Samuel 23:4 יִזְרַח yizerach HVqi3ms rises he will shine forth
H2224-08 2 Kings 3:22 זָרְחָ֣ה zarechah HVqp3fs shone she shone forth
H2224-04 Isaiah 58:10 וְ/זָרַ֤ח vezarach HC/Vqq3ms and rises and he shone forth
H2224-07 Isaiah 60:1 זָרָֽח zarach HVqp3ms has risen Shining-one
H2224-06 Isaiah 60:2 יִזְרַ֣ח yizerach HVqi3ms will arise he will shine forth
H2224-01 Jonah 4:8 כִּ/זְרֹ֣חַ kizerocha HR/Vqc when rose as shining forth
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