Zerahiah
zer-a-hi'-a (zerachyah, "Yahweh hath risen" or "come forth"; the Septuagint has Zaraia, with variants):(1) A priest of the line of Eleazar (1Ch 6:6,51;Ezr 7:4).(2) A head of a f...
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Zerahites
ze'-ra-hits (ha-zarchi; Codex Vaticanus ho Zarai; Codex Alexandrinus ho Zaraei; the King James Version Zarhites):(1) A family of Simeonites (Nu 26:13).(2) Descendants of Zerah, ...
Zered
ze'-red (zeredh; Codex Vaticanus Zaret; Codex Alexandrinus Zare; the King James Version, Zared (Nu 21:12)): This is the nachal or "torrent valley" given as the place where Israe...
Zeredah; Zeredath; Zeredatha; Zererah; Zererath
SeeZARETHAN.
Zeresh
ze'-resh (zeresh, "gold," from the Persian; Sosara): The wife of Haman (Es 5:10,14;6:13), the vizier of Xerxes.
Zereth
ze'-reth (tsereth, meaning unknown): A Judahite (1Ch 4:7).
Zereth-Shahar
ze'-reth-sha'-har (tsereth ha-shachar; Codex Vaticanus Sereda kai Seion, Codex Alexandrinus Sarth kai Sior): A town in the territory of Reuben, "in the mount of the valley," nam...
Zeri
ze'-ri (tseri, meaning unknown): "Son" of Jeduthun, and a temple musician (1Ch 25:3) = "Izri" of1Ch 25:11, which should be read here.SeeIZRI.
Zeror
ze'-ror (tseror, meaning unknown; the Septuagint has Ared; Lucian has Sara): An ancestor of Kish and King Saul (1Sa 9:1).See ZUR, (2).
Zeruah
ze-roo'-a (tseru`ah, perhaps "leprous"): Mother of King Jeroboam I (1Ki 11:26), the Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus and Lucian omit the name in1Ki 11:26, but the long the Septuagint...
Zerubbabel
ze-rub'-a-bel (zerubbabhel, probably a transliteration of the Babylonian name Zeru-Babili, "seed of Babylon"; Zorobabel):1. Name:Is commonly called the son of Shealtiel (Ezr 3:2...
Zeruiah
ze-roo-i'-a, ze-roo'-ya (tseruyah, tseruyah (2Sa 14:1;16:10), meaning uncertain; Sarouia): In2Sa 2:18;17:25;1Ch 2:16, and elsewhere where the names Joab, Abishai, occur. Accordi...
Zetham
ze'-tham (zetham, meaning unknown): A Gershonite Levite (1Ch 23:8;26:22). In the second passage Curtis holds that "the sons of Jehieli" is a gloss; he points the Massoretic Text...
Zethan
ze'-than (zethan, perhaps "olive tree"): A Benjamite (1Ch 7:10), but Curtis holds that he is a Zebulunite (Chron., 145 ff).
Zethar
ze'-thar (zethar; Oppert, Esther, 25, compares Persian zaitar, "conqueror"; see BDB; Septuagint Abataza): A eunuch of Ahasuerus (Es 1:10).
Zeus
zus (Zeus, the Revised Version margin; the Revised Version (British and American) and the King James Version Jupiter): The supreme god of Hellenic theology, "king of gods and of...
Zia
zi'-a (zia`, meaning uncertain): A Gadite, possibly the name of a Gadite clan (1Ch 5:13).
Ziba
zi'-ba (tsibha', tsibha' (2Sa 16:4a), meaning unknown; Seiba): A former servant or probably dependent of Saul's house (2Sa 9:1), who was brought to David when the king inquired ...
Zibeon
zib'-e-on (tsibh`on, "hyena"; HPN, 95; Sebegon): A Horite chief (Ge 36:2,14,20,24,29;1Ch 1:38,40); he is called the "Hivite" inGe 36:2where "Horite" should be read with 36:20,29...
Zibia
zib'-i-a (tsibhya', perhaps "gazelle"): A Benjamite (1Ch 8:9).
Zibiah
zib'-i-a (tsibhyah, probably "gazelle"): A woman of Beersheba, mother of King Jehoash (Joash) of Judah (2Ki 12:1(Hebrew verse 2);2Ch 24:1. Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Vaticanus...
Zichri
zik'-ri (zikhri, meaning uncertain):(1) Levites:(a) grandson of Kohath (Ex 6:21, where some the King James Version editions read wrongly, "Zithri");(b) an Asaphite (1Ch 9:15), c...
Zid-Kijah
zid-ki'-ja.See ZEDEKIAH, 5.
Ziddim
zid'-im (ha-tsiddim; Codex Vaticanus ton Turion; Codex Alexandrinus omits): A fortified city in Naphtali (Jos 19:35), probably represented by the modern Chattin, about 5 miles N...
Zidon; Zidonians
zi'-don, zi-do'-ni-anz.See SIDON, SIDONIANS.
Zif
zif.SeeZIV.
Ziha
zi'-ha (tsicha', tsicha' (Ne 7:46), meaning unknown): An overseer of Nethinim (Ne 11:21) who are called (Ezr 2:43;Ne 7:46) "the children (or sons) of Ziha." The Septuagint's Cod...