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Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.
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The Meaning of 'Zerah'
Scholars offer different meanings for Zerah's name. Some, like Ellicott, connect it to the Hebrew for "rising" (like the sun), an allusion to the bright scarlet thread. Others, like Gill, suggest it comes from a word meaning "to return," referencing how Zerah drew his hand back into the womb.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
1. עדלם ‛ ǎdûllâm, Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh, Chirah, “nobility?”
19th Century
Anglican
Zarah. —Hebrew, the rising, especially of the sun. There is in the name an allusion to the red streak placed (upon the ch…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And afterward came out his brother that had the scarlet thread upon his hand By which…
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