זָרַח zarach

Hebrew word for “to rise” · Strong’s H2224 · used 18 times in 17 verses

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Meaning

1) to rise, come forth, break out, arise, rise up, shine; 1a) (Qal); 1a1) to rise; 1a2) to come out, appear

How it is translated

Glosses given for zarach in context, with how often each is used:

• rises 4
• will rise 2
• rose 1
• has risen 1
• dawned 1
• when rises 1
• when it dawns 1
• shone 1
• arose 1
• shines 1
• rising 1
• has dawned 1

Where it is used

Also in 2 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Isaiah 60 (2), Genesis 32 (1), Exodus 22 (1), Deuteronomy 33 (1), Judges 9 (1), 2 Samuel 23 (1), 2 Kings 3 (1), 2 Chronicles 26 (1), Job 9 (1), Psalms 104 (1)

Forms

• זרחה 4
• וזרח 3
• יזרח 3
• כזרח 2
• זרח 2
• ויזרח 1
• תזרח 1
• זורח 1
• וזרחה 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with zarach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh “sun” 10
• אוֹר or “light” 4
• חֹשֶׁךְ choshekh “darkness” 3
• בֹּקֶר boqer “morning” 3
• שָׁכַם shakham “to rise” 2
• כָּבוֹד kavod “glory” 2
• דָּם dam “blood” 2
• מָקוֹם maqom “place” 2
• נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 2
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 2
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 2
• רָאָה raah “to see” 2

Key verses

The verses using zarach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 32:31 — And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
• Exodus 22:3 — If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
• Deuteronomy 33:2 — And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his…
• 2 Samuel 23:4 — And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear…
• 2 Chronicles 26:19 — Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before…
• Job 9:7 — Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
• Psalms 112:4 — Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
• Isaiah 58:10 — And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
• Isaiah 60:1 — Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
• Isaiah 60:2 — For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
• Jonah 4:8 — And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in…
• Malachi 4:2 — But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.