- Original: Ζαρά - Transliteration: Zara - Phonetic: dzar-ah' - Definition: Zara = a rising (as the sun) 1. the son of Judah, ancestor of christ - Origin: of hebrew origin H2226 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [ H2226 ]; Zara (that is Zerach) an Israelite: - Zara. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Zara, 1 Mat 1:3