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Zereth
same as Zer
צֶ֫רֶת tse.ret
Zereth (Hebrew: צֶ֫רֶת, tse.ret) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 4:7. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Ethnan in 1 Chronicles 4.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Zereth
son of Ashhur
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 4:7 |
Names connected to this one
- Temeni attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Ashhur.
- Ethnan attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Ashhur.
- Hepher attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Ashhur.
- Ahuzzam attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Ashhur.
- Izhar co-occurrence Appears with Izhar in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Ethnan co-occurrence Appears with Ethnan in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Helah co-occurrence Appears with Helah in 1 Chronicles 4.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.7;
son of: Ashhur (H0806) and Helah (H2458);
brother of: Haahashtari (H0326), Izhar (H3328), Ethnan (H0869) and Koz (H6976);
half-brother of: Ahuzzam (H0275), Hepher (H2660) and Temeni (H8488)
§ Zereth = "splendour"
son of Ashur, the founder of Tekoa, by his wife Helah
Zereth, a son of Ashhur (or 'Ashur') and Helah, was a Judahite.
The biblical story
Zereth was a Judahite, the son of Ashhur (or 'Ashur') and his wife Helah. Ashhur was the father (ie founder) of Tekoa, a town in Judah. Zereth is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4, along with his brothers Zohar and Ethnan.
Key verses
Zereth appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
1 Chronicles 4:7
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 4:7