Given name
Zerahiah
“Yah is rising”
Zerahiah is a masculine given name from Hebrew.
Original Hebrewזרחיה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Zerahiah means “Yah is rising.”
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb zarah (זרח), “to rise or break out.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Zerahiah appears in 1 Chronicles 6:6.
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Zerahiah’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Zerahiah
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“blessed by Yah”
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Rehabiah
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Tebaliah
“yahu has immersed”
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“victim” · “sacrifice”
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Shephatiah
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