2 Chronicles 14:9:32 Chr.14.9.W3TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:8
זֶ֣רַח
zerakh
“Zerah”
- Transliteration
- ZE-rakh
- Extended
- ZEH-rahkh
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ.raħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Zerah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZE-rakh
- phraseyour reading level
ZE-rakh ha-KU-shi
- clause
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ZE-rakh ha-KU-shi be-KHA-yil E-lef a-la-FIM u-mar-ka-VOT she-LOSH me-OT
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ZE-rakh ha-KU-shi be-KHA-yil E-lef a-la-FIM u-mar-ka-VOT she-LOSH me-OT va-ya-VO ad-ma-RE-sha
Exegesis
The names zerach {זֶרַח | zéraḥ} ‘Zerah’ and hakushi {הַכּוּשִׁי | hak-kūšî} ‘the Cushite’ identify the leader and his origin.
Root and etymology
“to rise or shine”
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:9
Then Zerah the Cushite went out against them with an army of a million and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 14:9, so the Hebrew word זֶ֣רַח (zerakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.14.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.9.W3.S1) and character.