לְ/מִזְרַ֣ח
𐤋/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇
lemizerach
to the east
from זָרַח; sunrise, i.e. the east; east (side, -ward), (sun-) rising (of the sun).
H4217
1 Chronicles 4:39 · Word #5
Lexicon H4217
| Lemma | מִזְרָח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇 |
| Transliteration | mizrâch |
| Strong's | H4217 |
| In-context | to the east |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H4217-03
toward the sun-rising
| Root | זרח (z-r-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | to rise, to shine forth, to break out (of light), dawning |
| Semantic Range | east; eastward; place of sunrise; direction of dawn; the region where the sun rises |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, the "sun-rising" marks orientation in sacred space (e.g., temple facing east), symbolizes beginnings and renewed light, and serves as a geographic marker for lands and boundaries. It often evokes themes of divine light breaking forth or movement from the place of dawn. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (“to, toward”) prefixed to a masculine singular noun in construct form (מִזְרַח) from the root זרח. The construct form expresses the place characterized by rising (of the sun). |
| Rendering Rationale | מִזְרָח derives from the root זרח (“to rise, to shine forth”) and literally denotes the place of the sun’s rising. Rendering it as "sun-rising" preserves the root connection to the action of rising light rather than substituting the abstract compass term "east." The prefixed לְ is reflected by "toward," and the masculine singular construct sense is maintained by the singular noun form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root זרח (to rise, to shine forth, to break out (of light), dawning)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H249-01 |
haezerach | the home-sprung man |
H250-01 |
haezerachi | the Rising-clansman |
H4217-01 |
hamizerach | the rising-place |
H2227-01 |
hazarechi | the Rising-one clansman |
H249-02 |
kaezerach | as the native-born man |
H249-03 |
keezerach | like a native-born man |
H2224-01 |
kizerocha | as the shining-forth |
H4217-02 |
lamizerach | to the sunrise |
H2227-02 |
lazarechi | to the Shining-descendant |
H2226-01 |
lezerach | to Rising-One |
H4217-04 |
mimizerach | from the sunrise-place |
H4217-05 |
mizerach | rising-place of |
H4217-06 |
mizerachah | toward the sunrise-place |
H4217-07 |
mizerechah | toward the sunrise |
H4217-08 |
velamizerach | and to the rising-place |
H2224-02 |
vezarach | and he shone forth |
H2224-03 |
vezarechah | and she will shine forth |
H2224-04 |
yizerach | he will shine forth |
H3156-01 |
yizeracheyah | Yah Will Shine |
H2224-05 |
zarach | he has shone forth |
H2224-06 |
zarechah | she has shone forth |
H2226-02 |
zerach | Shining-One |
H2228-01 |
zeracheyah | Yah Has Risen |
Word Usage (74 occurrences of H4217)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 27:13 | מִזְרָ֖חָ/ה | mizerachah | toward the sunrise |
| Exodus 38:13 | מִזְרָ֖חָ/ה | mizerachah | toward the sunrise |
| Numbers 2:3 | מִזְרָ֔חָ/ה | mizerachah | toward the sunrise |