Zerach
/ˈzɛr.ɑːx/noun
A biblical Hebrew personal name, also transliterated as Zerah, meaning “rising” or “shining.”
Did you know?Zerach comes from the Hebrew root ז־ר־ח, associated with the rising of the sun and the appearance of light, linking the name to dawn symbolism and revelation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ś-r-ḫ
“To rise, shine, or appear in brightness”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
זֶרַח (Zeraḥ)
“Rising, brightness; also a biblical personal name”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Septuagint Greek
Ζαρά (Zara)
“Greek transliteration of the biblical name”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Zara
“Latin biblical form of the name”
Modern English
English
Zerach
“A scholarly transliteration of Hebrew Zeraḥ, also written Zerah or Zara”