Zara is used as the personal name of the son named alongside Perez in Matthew’s genealogy.

The attested use identifies Zara as a named person within a genealogy, where he is named with Perez as born from Tamar.

1. Personal name in a genealogy · dominant

   In Matthew 1:3, the accusative singular masculine form Ζάρα occurs in the clause naming Perez and Zara in connection with Tamar; the APB renders the verse, “Judas then begot Perez and Zerah out from Tamar.”

   Matthew 1:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 1:3, the APB presents the name as “Zerah” in the genealogical statement. This rendering is confirmed by the clause rather than by alignment alone.