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    Zara

    ZAR-uh

    Hebrew (Zerah)
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Dawn; Sunrise; Brightness
    Origin
    Hebrew (Zerah)
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Zara (spelled Sara in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including Genesis 38:30.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.007% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Zara's name — 'dawn' — speaks of new beginnings and the light that breaks through darkness. The scarlet thread of her birth story points to the crimson thread of redemption woven through all of Scripture.
    King James verses
    • Genesis 38:30

      "And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah."

    • Matthew 1:3

      "And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar."

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