Every Name in Tanakh

יֶרַח Jerah

Every verse in which this name stands — 2 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PersonGematria 218×2 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

An Arabian patriarch. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:26 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:20.

Genesis 10:26בראשית י:כו

וְיָקְטָן יָלַד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָד וְאֶת־שָׁלֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָוֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח

And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;

1 Chronicles 1:20דברי הימים א א:כ

וְיָקְטָן יָלַד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָד וְאֶת־שָׁלֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָוֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח

And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Jerah?

Jerah — ירח in Hebrew — has a gematria of 218 in the standard method.

How many times is Jerah named in the Tanakh?

2 times, first at Genesis 10:26.

A spelling is not a name. The written word ירח stands 12 times in the corpus, which is a different question and often a different number: the same letters can spell another name or an ordinary word, and a name written with a particle attached is a word that search never returns. It is here, as itself.

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