Given name
Zeruah
“leprous”·“bi-colored”
Zeruah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewצרועה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Zeruah means “leprous” or “bi-colored.”
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Where it comes from
Zeruah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb sara' (צרע), “to be duplicitous.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Zeruah appears in 1 Kings 11:26.
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Zeruah’s family of names
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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