What does זַרְחִי mean in the Bible?
זַרְחִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Zarchite or descendant of Zerach".
Hebrew · H2227
זַרְחִי
A Zarchite or descendant of Zerach
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זַרְחִיH2227
What does זַרְחִי mean in the Bible?
זַרְחִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Zarchite or descendant of Zerach".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2227?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a Zerahite (2), of the Zerahites (2), [and] the Zerahite (1), the Zerahite (1).
Where does זַרְחִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 26:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (2), Joshua (2), Numbers (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita Zerahite2×1 Chronicles 27:11, 1 Chronicles 27:13
of the Zerahites2×Joshua 7:17
[and] the Zerahite1×Numbers 26:20
the Zerahite1×Numbers 26:13
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 26:13הַזַּרְחִ֑יtothe ZerahiteArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularNumbers 26:20הַזַּרְחִֽי׃to[and] the ZerahiteArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularJoshua 7:17הַזַּרְחִ֑יtoof the ZerahitesArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularJoshua 7:17הַזַּרְחִי֙toof the ZerahitesArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 27:11לַזַּרְחִ֑יtoa ZerahitePreposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 27:13לַזַּרְחִ֑יtoa ZerahitePreposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 26:13
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Numbers2Joshua21 Chronicles2
Source forms
הַזַּרְחִ֑י2xhaz·zar·ḥîNumbers 26:13, Joshua 7:17
לַזַּרְחִ֑י2xlaz·zar·ḥî1 Chronicles 27:11, 1 Chronicles 27:13
הַזַּרְחִי֙1xhaz·zar·ḥîJoshua 7:17
הַזַּרְחִֽי׃1xhaz·zar·ḥîNumbers 26:20
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular4xNumbers 26:13, Numbers 26:20, Joshua 7:17
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular2x1 Chronicles 27:11, 1 Chronicles 27:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Zarchite or descendant of Zerach
Source Gloss
a Zarchite or descendant of Zerach
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Zarchite or descendant of Zerach Usage: Zarchite.