Zerah
ze.rach is a personal name used in genealogies and ancestral identifications, especially within the families of Judah and Reuel.
The term is used as a proper personal name in family lists and lineage statements: it identifies a son of Reuel, a son of Judah, and ancestors or descendants named within those lines. It also marks clan affiliation and ancestry in accounts concerning Achan and later members of Judah.
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Personal name in genealogies and ancestry · dominant
Every supplied token is tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 38:30 the APB renders the naming clause, "he called his name Zerah"; Genesis 36:13 lists Zerah among Reuel's sons, while 1 Chronicles 2:6 identifies people as "The sons of Zerah." In Joshua 7:1 and Joshua 22:20, the name occurs within Achan's ancestry, and Numbers 26:20 places it in Judah's clan listing.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the genealogical and ancestral clauses, the APB generally presents the proper name as "Zerah," such as "son of Zerah" and "the sons of Zerah." In 2 Chronicles 14:8, the supplied APB verse does not visibly include the name, so the translation does not isolate that token there.