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Tarea

howling; doing evil

תַּאֲרֵעַ ta.a.re.a

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Tarea (Hebrew: תַּאֲרֵעַ, ta.a.re.a) means “howling; doing evil”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 2 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In 1999 it was given to 8 children in the United States. Use is long out of use. Appears with Ahaz in 1 Chronicles 8.

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The bearer in scripture

One person in scripture bears this name.

  1. Tarea

    Divided Kingdom · tribe of Benjamin · 2 verses

    son of Micah

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Scripture against society

The two measures, side by side

Concordance Depth Index 19.4 · rank 1,371
US usage today rank 10,345 · 8 births in 1999
1976 — 1999 · share per 100,000 births
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At a glance

Verses
2 across 1 book
Bearers
1 one person only
Testament
Old
Era
Divided Kingdom
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

Very unlikely to share a classroom with another.
Based on 1999 births across the United States.
MeasureValueReading
Given in 1999 8 Long out of use
All-time total79 Since records begin in 1880
Peak 9 in 1992 Its highest year on record
Merged person graph2 verse pairs

In scripture

FactDetail
First appears1 Chronicles 8:35
Last appears1 Chronicles 9:41
Cross-references4 linked passages
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Pithon co-occurrence Appears with Pithon in 1 Chronicles 8.
  • Melech co-occurrence Appears with Melech in 1 Chronicles 8.
  • Micah co-occurrence Appears with Micah in 1 Chronicles 8.
  • Mica co-occurrence Appears with Mica in 1 Chronicles 8.
  • Ahaz co-occurrence Appears with Ahaz in 1 Chronicles 8.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H8390
Hebrew תַּאֲרֵעַ
Transliteration ta.a.re.a

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.35;
son of: Micah (H4318H);
brother of: Pithon (H6377), Melech (H4429) and Ahaz (H0271H); also called Tahrea at 1Ch.9.41;
Also named: tach.re.a (תַּחֲרֵעַ "Tahrea" H8475)
§ Tarea = "chamber of a neighbour"
a Benjamite, son of Micah of the family of Saul

Tarea, also called Tahrea, was a son of Micah and grandson of Mephibosheth.

The biblical story

Tarea, also known as Tahrea, is mentioned in 1Ch.8.35 and 1Ch.9.41 as a son of Micah and grandson of Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth was a son of Jonathan and grandson of King Saul. These passages list the descendants of Saul, tracing the genealogy of his son Jonathan.

Key verses

Tarea appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

    1 Chronicles 8:35

  2. And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.

    1 Chronicles 9:41
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1 Chronicles (2)

  • 1 Chronicles 8:35
  • 1 Chronicles 9:41

Related names

[merged] Micah

poor; humble