Numbers 26:13

Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
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לְ זֶ֕רַח
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
זֶ֕רַח
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of zerah")
Dictionary form: זֶרַח · dzeh-RA

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of zerah
of zerah ×12 zerah ×4 and zerah ×3 them zerah ×1 zarah ×1
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Zerah — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most translations.
Zerach — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or Jewish contexts.
Zarah — Alternate form; retains KJV-era variant spelling.

BDB2452 H2226

BDB2451 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2453

II. זֶ֫רַח proper name, masculine (on form compare LgBN 77, and Anm.) —

1. ᵐ5 Ζαρα, son of Judah and Tamar Gen 38:30; Gen 46:12 (both J), 1Chr 2:4 (all זָ֑רַח), v1Chr 2:6 as head of a family Num 26:20; Josh 7:1 (both Psalms), vJosh 7:18 vJosh 7:24 (JE), Josh 22:20 (P) 1Chr 9:6 (ᵐ5L Ζηρα), Neh 11:24 (compare SmListen 7).
2. Edomites:
  a. ᵐ5 Ζαρε Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17 (both P) = 1Chr 1:37.
  b. ᵐ5 Ζαρα Gen 36:33 (P) = 1Chr 1:44 (b = a ?).
3. ᵐ5L Ζαρα, Levites:
  a. (variant reading Ιααρα) 1Chr 6:6.
  b. (variant reading Ζααραι) 1Chr 6:26.
4. head of a Simeonite family, ᵐ5 Ζαρα) Num 26:13 (P), 1Chr 4:24 (variant reading Ζαρες) (= צֹחַר ᵐ5 Σααρ Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15, compare Di Num 26:13).
5. a Cushite, ᵐ5 Ζαρε, foe of king Asa 2Chr 14:8.

zerah, zarah
zeraḥ
rising
Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince
  • a son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites
  • "twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites"son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar'"a Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah"the Ethiopian or Cushite, invader of Judah in the reign of Asa who defeated the invaders; probably the same as the Egyptian king Usarken I, second king of the Egyptian 22nd dynasty or perhaps more probably Usarken II, his 2nd successor"another Edomite leader; possibly same as 1

מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת
Root word a name — transliterate it ("The family")
Dictionary form: מִשְׁפָּחָה · mish-paw-HAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: the family
the family ×73 after their families ×38 according to their families ×25 are the families ×21 of the families ×16 by their families ×15 the families ×14 family ×8
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family — Most common, broadly applicable in any context.
clan — Preferred for tribal/kinship groups larger than household.
kinship group — Precise in anthropological or technical passages.
lineage — Emphasizes descent and hereditary connection.
household — Use when domestic or residential unit is in view.
people — Loose rendering; suits lists of ethnic or national groups.

BDB8954 H4940

BDB8953 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8955

מִשְׁפָּחָה: 303 noun feminine clan (RSSemitic 1. 258, 2nd ed. 276; K 149, 2nd ed. 175 BaNB § 161 a); — absolute ׳מ Amos 3:1 +; construct מִשְׁפַּ֫חַת Judg 9:1 +; suffix מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי Gen 24:38 +, etc.; plural מִשְׁפָּחוֺת Nah 3:4 +; construct מִשְׁפְּחוֺת Amos 3:2 +; suffix מִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיהֶם Gen 8:19 + 2 t., usually תָם- Num 1:18 + 84 t., etc.; —

1. clan:
  a. family connection of individual Gen 24:38 (+ בֵּיתאָֿבִי), vGen 24:40 ( + id.), vGen 24:41 (all J; = מוֺלַדְתִּי vGen 24:4), 2Sam 14:7, united in sacrifice 1Sam 20:6; 1Sam 20:29, in passover Exod 12:21 (J E; compare BenzEncy.Bib. PASSOVER, §§ 9, 12); compare Lev 20:5 (H), Lev 25:10; Lev 25:41 (P), vLev 25:49 (P; defined as מִשְּׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֺ), non-Hebrew vLev 25:47 (H), vLev 25:45(P), Judg 1:25 מִשְׁפְּחוֺתֶיהָ Josh 6:23 (E or R) is unintelligible, probably strike out (compare Steuern Holz; בֵּית אָבִיהָ in vJosh 6:25 [J]), compare Num 27:4; Num 27:11 (P); בֵּית אֲבִי אִמּוֺ ׳מ Judg 9:1 clan of his mother's father-house; including individuals, and included by שֵׁבֶט 1Sam 9:21 (twice in verse); 1Sam 10:21 with specific name, in series גֶבֶר, בַּיִת, ׳מ, שֵׁבֶט Josh 7:14 (twice in verse); Josh 7:17 b, c (all J; vJosh 7:17 a read plural Di Benn, or שֵׁבֶט GFMJudg 13:2; Steuern allows either); compare Deut 29:17; Judg 21:24, ׳אָבִי בְּיִשׂ ׳מ 1Sam 1:18 (+ חַיַּי, see II [חַי]; בֵּיתשָֿׁאוּל ׳אִישׁמִ֗֗֗מּ 2Sam 16:5 with name also Ruth 2:1; Ruth 2:3 and (non-Israel) Job 32:2.
  b. in loose, popular sense= tribe, Judg 13:2; Judg 17:7; Judg 18:19, compare vJudg 18:2 (|| שֵׁבֶט vJudg 18:1), vJudg 18:11 (yet in these two read possibly plural, see GFM).
  c. techn. divisions of people of Israel Num 11:10 (J) Jer 2:4; Jer 31:1 compare Jer 3:14; Num 1:2; Num 1:18; Num 2:34; Num 33:54 (all P), so (post-exilic) Neh 4:7: Esth 9:28 (מְדִינָה, ׳מ, דּוֺר).
  d. usually (P) technical divisions of tribes of Israel, Exod 6:14; Exod 6:15; Exod 6:25; Num 3:15 + 112 t. Numbers (93 t. Num 26, including vNum 3:43 where הַשּׁוּחָמִי apparently = Dan), 34 t. Josh 13-21; also 1Chr 6:4; 1Chr 6:45; 1Chr 7:5; division of Gershom, etc. (in Levi) Num 3:18; Num 3:19; Num 3:20 + 41 t. Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Chronicles; subdivisions of these divisions (in Levi) Num 3:21 (twice in verse) + 6 t. Num 3 + Num 4:18 compare (in other tribes) 1Chr 2:53; 1Chr 4:2; 1Chr 4:8; 1Chr 4:21; 1Chr 4:27; 1Chr 4:38; 1Chr 5:7 also Zech 12:12 b. c 13 b 14 a, and (distributive) vZech 12:12 a 14 b, pleonastic מַטֵּה אֲבִיהֶם ׳מ Num 36:6 compare vNum 36:8, and (׳א ׳מַטֵּה מ) vNum 36:12.
  e. late, divinity of other peoples 1Chr 16:28 = Ps 96:7; Ps 22:28 in Edom Gen 36:40 (P). feminine in wider sense=people, nation; כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת תָאֲדָמָה Amos 3:2; Gen 12:3; Gen 28:14 (both J), compare Jer 10:25; Ezek 20:32; Nah 3:4 (all || גּוֺיִם), Zech 14:17; Jer 1:15; Jer 25:9 as one's posterity Gen 10:30; Gen 10:31; Gen 10:32 (all P), so probably vGen 10:5 (P; Di Dr); = all Israel Amos 3:1, Judah Mic 2:3; Jer 8:3 (הָרָעָה הַזּאֹת ׳הַמּ), Israel + Judah, ׳שְׁתֵּי הַמּ Jer 33:24 מִשְׁפַּחַת מִצְרַיִם Zech 14:18 compare Ps 107:41.
2. = guild 1Chr 2:55 (of scribes; originally hereditary in families).
3. = species, kind:
  a. of judgments Jer 15:3. b. animals Gen 8:19 (P).
4. plural = aristocrats Job 31:34 (compare English 'the classes').


שֻׁפִּים proper name, masculine see √ שׁפף.

families, family, kindred, kindreds, kinds, …
mišpāḥâ
a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
  • clan, family
    • clan
      • family
      • "tribe"people, nation
      guild"species, kind"aristocrats

הַ זַּרְחִ֑י
הַ
Prefix — article the
זַּרְחִ֑י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of the zarhites")
Dictionary form: זַרְחִי · dzahr-HEE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: of the zarhites
of the zarhites ×6
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Zarhite — Standard demonym; preferred in most modern translations.
descendant of Zerah — Clarifies lineage explicitly for readers unfamiliar with clan names.
member of the Zerahite clan — Emphasizes tribal/clan community context.

BDB2453 H2227

BDB2452 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2454

זַרְחִי adjective, of a people always with article as substantive collective ׳הַזּ:

1. from זֶרַח 1: — Josh 7:17 (twice in verse) (JE), Num 26:20 (P), compare ׳לַזּ 1Chr 27:11; 1Chr 27:13.
2. from זֶרַח 4: — Num 26:13.

zarhites
zarḥî
rising
a Zarchite or descendant of Zerach
  • descendants of Zerah

לְ שָׁא֕וּל
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
שָׁא֕וּל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of shaul")
Dictionary form: שָׁאוּל · shaw-OOL

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of shaul
saul ×140 and saul ×89 of saul ×67 sauls ×14 then saul ×8 and when saul ×7 so saul ×7 to saul ×6
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Saul — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.
Shaul — Use when distinguishing non-Israelite or minor figures named שָׁאוּל.
Saul's — Possessive form; use for genitive constructions.

BDB8369 H7586

BDB8368 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8370

שָׁאוּל proper name, masculine ( = asked (of ׳י), cf שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל below; Palmyrene proper name שאילא Lzb371 Cooke283); — Σαονλ:

1.397 1st king of Israel, 1Sam 9:2; 1Sam 9:3 (twice in verse); 1Sam 9:5 (son of Kish, a Benjamite) + 359 t. Samuel; 28 t. 1 Chronicles; Ps 18:1; Ps 52:2; Ps 54:2; Ps 57:1; Ps 59:1 (all in titles); ׳גִּבְעַת שׁ Isa 10:29 (and 1Sam 11:4; 1Sam 15:34; 2Sam 21:6 see II . גִּבְעָה).
2. a king of Edom Gen 36:37; Gen 36:38 (P) = 1Chr 1:48; 1Chr 1:49
3. a son of Simeon Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15; Num 26:13 (all P) = 1Chr 4:24.
4. a Levite 1Chr 6:9.

saul, sauls, shaul
šāʾûl
desired
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
  • a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel
  • "an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah"a son of Simeon"a Levite, son of Uzziah

מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת
Root word a name — transliterate it ("The family")
Dictionary form: מִשְׁפָּחָה · mish-paw-HAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: the family
the family ×73 after their families ×38 according to their families ×25 are the families ×21 of the families ×16 by their families ×15 the families ×14 family ×8
More options
family — Most common, broadly applicable in any context.
clan — Preferred for tribal/kinship groups larger than household.
kinship group — Precise in anthropological or technical passages.
lineage — Emphasizes descent and hereditary connection.
household — Use when domestic or residential unit is in view.
people — Loose rendering; suits lists of ethnic or national groups.

BDB8954 H4940

BDB8953 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8955

מִשְׁפָּחָה: 303 noun feminine clan (RSSemitic 1. 258, 2nd ed. 276; K 149, 2nd ed. 175 BaNB § 161 a); — absolute ׳מ Amos 3:1 +; construct מִשְׁפַּ֫חַת Judg 9:1 +; suffix מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי Gen 24:38 +, etc.; plural מִשְׁפָּחוֺת Nah 3:4 +; construct מִשְׁפְּחוֺת Amos 3:2 +; suffix מִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיהֶם Gen 8:19 + 2 t., usually תָם- Num 1:18 + 84 t., etc.; —

1. clan:
  a. family connection of individual Gen 24:38 (+ בֵּיתאָֿבִי), vGen 24:40 ( + id.), vGen 24:41 (all J; = מוֺלַדְתִּי vGen 24:4), 2Sam 14:7, united in sacrifice 1Sam 20:6; 1Sam 20:29, in passover Exod 12:21 (J E; compare BenzEncy.Bib. PASSOVER, §§ 9, 12); compare Lev 20:5 (H), Lev 25:10; Lev 25:41 (P), vLev 25:49 (P; defined as מִשְּׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֺ), non-Hebrew vLev 25:47 (H), vLev 25:45(P), Judg 1:25 מִשְׁפְּחוֺתֶיהָ Josh 6:23 (E or R) is unintelligible, probably strike out (compare Steuern Holz; בֵּית אָבִיהָ in vJosh 6:25 [J]), compare Num 27:4; Num 27:11 (P); בֵּית אֲבִי אִמּוֺ ׳מ Judg 9:1 clan of his mother's father-house; including individuals, and included by שֵׁבֶט 1Sam 9:21 (twice in verse); 1Sam 10:21 with specific name, in series גֶבֶר, בַּיִת, ׳מ, שֵׁבֶט Josh 7:14 (twice in verse); Josh 7:17 b, c (all J; vJosh 7:17 a read plural Di Benn, or שֵׁבֶט GFMJudg 13:2; Steuern allows either); compare Deut 29:17; Judg 21:24, ׳אָבִי בְּיִשׂ ׳מ 1Sam 1:18 (+ חַיַּי, see II [חַי]; בֵּיתשָֿׁאוּל ׳אִישׁמִ֗֗֗מּ 2Sam 16:5 with name also Ruth 2:1; Ruth 2:3 and (non-Israel) Job 32:2.
  b. in loose, popular sense= tribe, Judg 13:2; Judg 17:7; Judg 18:19, compare vJudg 18:2 (|| שֵׁבֶט vJudg 18:1), vJudg 18:11 (yet in these two read possibly plural, see GFM).
  c. techn. divisions of people of Israel Num 11:10 (J) Jer 2:4; Jer 31:1 compare Jer 3:14; Num 1:2; Num 1:18; Num 2:34; Num 33:54 (all P), so (post-exilic) Neh 4:7: Esth 9:28 (מְדִינָה, ׳מ, דּוֺר).
  d. usually (P) technical divisions of tribes of Israel, Exod 6:14; Exod 6:15; Exod 6:25; Num 3:15 + 112 t. Numbers (93 t. Num 26, including vNum 3:43 where הַשּׁוּחָמִי apparently = Dan), 34 t. Josh 13-21; also 1Chr 6:4; 1Chr 6:45; 1Chr 7:5; division of Gershom, etc. (in Levi) Num 3:18; Num 3:19; Num 3:20 + 41 t. Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Chronicles; subdivisions of these divisions (in Levi) Num 3:21 (twice in verse) + 6 t. Num 3 + Num 4:18 compare (in other tribes) 1Chr 2:53; 1Chr 4:2; 1Chr 4:8; 1Chr 4:21; 1Chr 4:27; 1Chr 4:38; 1Chr 5:7 also Zech 12:12 b. c 13 b 14 a, and (distributive) vZech 12:12 a 14 b, pleonastic מַטֵּה אֲבִיהֶם ׳מ Num 36:6 compare vNum 36:8, and (׳א ׳מַטֵּה מ) vNum 36:12.
  e. late, divinity of other peoples 1Chr 16:28 = Ps 96:7; Ps 22:28 in Edom Gen 36:40 (P). feminine in wider sense=people, nation; כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת תָאֲדָמָה Amos 3:2; Gen 12:3; Gen 28:14 (both J), compare Jer 10:25; Ezek 20:32; Nah 3:4 (all || גּוֺיִם), Zech 14:17; Jer 1:15; Jer 25:9 as one's posterity Gen 10:30; Gen 10:31; Gen 10:32 (all P), so probably vGen 10:5 (P; Di Dr); = all Israel Amos 3:1, Judah Mic 2:3; Jer 8:3 (הָרָעָה הַזּאֹת ׳הַמּ), Israel + Judah, ׳שְׁתֵּי הַמּ Jer 33:24 מִשְׁפַּחַת מִצְרַיִם Zech 14:18 compare Ps 107:41.
2. = guild 1Chr 2:55 (of scribes; originally hereditary in families).
3. = species, kind:
  a. of judgments Jer 15:3. b. animals Gen 8:19 (P).
4. plural = aristocrats Job 31:34 (compare English 'the classes').


שֻׁפִּים proper name, masculine see √ שׁפף.

families, family, kindred, kindreds, kinds, …
mišpāḥâ
a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
  • clan, family
    • clan
      • family
      • "tribe"people, nation
      guild"species, kind"aristocrats

הַ שָּֽׁאוּלִֽי
הַ
Prefix — article the
שָּֽׁאוּלִֽי
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of the shaulites")
Dictionary form: שָׁאוּלִי · shaw-oo-LEE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: of the shaulites
of the shaulites ×1
More options
Shaulite — Standard modern English gentillic form; most versatile.
descendant of Shaul — Explicit lineage phrasing; clear for general readers.
member of the clan of Shaul — Emphasizes tribal/clan identity over pure descent.
belonging to Shaul's family — Informal; suits narrative or explanatory contexts.

BDB8370 H7587

BDB8369 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8371

שָֽׁאוּלִי adjective, of a people of

3. above with accusative = proper name collective ׳הַשּׁ Num 26:13(P).

shaulites
šāʾûlî
desired
a Shaulite or descendant of Shaul
  • descendants of Saul or Shaul

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
לְזֶ֕רַח Zaqef Gadol — a strong break מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת Tipeha — a lesser break הַזַּרְחִ֑י Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here לְשָׁא֕וּל Zaqef Gadol — a strong break מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת Tipeha — a lesser break הַשָּֽׁאוּלִֽי Silluq — end of the verse

לְזֶרַח מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי לְשָׁאוּל מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשָּֽׁאוּלִֽי׃
13
Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
Cross References

Genesis 46:10

וּבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן יְמוּאֵל וְיָמִין וְאֹהַד וְיָכִין וְצֹחַר וְשָׁאוּל בֶּן-הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃
10
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.