Genesis

Genesis 38:30

30Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.c

Footnotes

  • c 38:30 Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thenוְאַחַר֙wə·’a·ḥarConjunctive waw; AdverbH310 behind
his brotherאָחִ֔יו’ā·ḥîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
came outיָצָ֣אyā·ṣāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
withאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the scarlet threadהַשָּׁנִ֑יhaš·šā·nîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8144 scarlet
aroundעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his wristיָד֖וֹyā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
and he was namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Zerahזָֽרַח׃סzā·raḥNoun - proper - masculine singularH2226 Zerach

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