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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Jerah


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Jerah Jerah

Jerah is one of may sons of Joktan. The Joktanites are the last mentioned Shemite generation before the tower of Babel is built. Joktan's brother Peleg eventually brings forth the family of Abraham.

The name Jerah is identical to the word Jerah (yerah 913b) meaning month, and Jerah (yareah 913a), moon. The month was the primary unit of time in the Semitic world.

Where this word for moon comes from is unknown. Some have suggested it comes from arah ('arah 161), wander or journey, as the moon is the most mobile body in the sky. Another common designation for the moon reflects it whiteness: lebana (lebana 1074c) from the untranslated root Laban (lbn 1074), where also the name Laban (White Guy) comes from.

The name Jerah means Moon (or possibly Wanderer) and may be related to the name Jericho.



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