Hebrew word · H3398

יַרְחָע

yarcha'

Jarha

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man of Egypt living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.34; married to Ahlai (H0304);

father of: Attai (H6262)

§ Jarha = "the month of sweeping away"

the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, about the time of Eli, to whom his master gave his daughter or heir as wife

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 2

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:34 יַרְחָֽע׃ [was] Jarha

    Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

  2. 1 Chronicles 2:35 לְיַרְחָ֥ע to Jarha

    Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.

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