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Zohar
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
zō´har ( צחר , cōḥar , meaning uncertain):
(1) Father of Ephron the Hittite (Genesis 23:8; Genesis 25:9 ).
(2) "Son" of Simeon (Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15 ) = "Zerah" of Numbers 26:13; 1 Chronicles 4:24 . See ZERAH , 4.
(3) In 1 Chronicles 4:7 , where the Ḳerē is "and cōḥar " for the Kethı̄bh is yicḥar , the Revised Version (British and American) "Izhar," the King James Version wrongly "Jezoar."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Zohar'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/z/zohar.html. 1915.