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Zohar

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(white). (1) Father of Ephron, from whom Abraham bought the field of Machpelah (Gen. 23:8; 25:9⁸And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, (Genesis 23:8)
⁹And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; (Genesis 25:9)). (2) A son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10¹⁰And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. (Genesis 46:10); Ex. 6:15¹⁵And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. (Exodus 6:15)). Zerah (1 Chron. 4:24²⁴The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: (1 Chronicles 4:24)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Father of Ephron the Hittite (Gen. 23:8⁸And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, (Genesis 23:8); Gen. 25:9⁹And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; (Genesis 25:9)).

2. Son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10¹⁰And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. (Genesis 46:10); Ex. 6:15¹⁵And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. (Exodus 6:15)). Called ZERAH (Num. 26:13¹³Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. (Numbers 26:13); 1 Chron. 4:24²⁴The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: (1 Chronicles 4:24)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6714 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tsochar

Phonic:

tso’-khar

Meaning:

from the same as 6713; whiteness; Tsochar, the name of a Hittite and of an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Zohar. Compare 3328

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

whitening

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

White; shining; dryness:―name of a Hittite and of an Israelite [ZERAH and JEZOAR], Gen. 46:10. {Albus}