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Zerahites

ZERAHITES zĭr’ ə hīts (זַּרְחִ֑י). 1. A family of Simeonites (Num 26:13, KJV ZARHITES).

2. A family of the tribe of Judah (Num 26:20; KJV ZARHITES). Achan (Josh 7:17) and two of David’s Mighty Men belonged to this family (1 Chron 27:11, 13).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)

(ha-zarchi; Codex Vaticanus ho Zarai; Codex Alexandrinus ho Zaraei; the King James Version Zarhites):

(1) A family of Simeonites (Nu 26:13).

(2) Descendants of Zerah, son of Judah (Nu 26:20). To this family Achan belonged (Jos 7:17), as did also two of David’s captains (1Ch 27:11,13).