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Zarhites; Zarchite

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

A branch of the tribe of Judah descended from Zerah the son of Judah (Num. 26:13,20¹³Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. (Numbers 26:13)
²⁰And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. (Numbers 26:20); Josh. 7:17¹⁷And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: (Joshua 7:17); 1 Chron. 27:11,13¹¹The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:11)
¹³The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:13)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Family of Zerah, a Simeonite (Num. 26:13¹³Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. (Numbers 26:13)).

2. Family of Zarah, or Zerah, son of Judah (Num. 26:20²⁰And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. (Numbers 26:20); Josh. 7:17¹⁷And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: (Joshua 7:17); 1 Chron. 27:11,13¹¹The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:11)
¹³The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:13)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2227 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Zarchiy

Phonic:

zar-khee’

Meaning:

patronymically from 2226; a Zarchite or descendant of Zerach

KJV Usage:

Zarchite

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

patronymic of Zarah or of Zerah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Clear ones:―descendants of Zerah, Num. 26:13. {Candidi}