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אֶזְרָח H249
H249 is the Hebrew word אֶזְרָח, transliterated ʼezrâch and said ez-rawkh'. The King James Version most often renders it born.
What it means
a spontaneous growth, i.e. native (tree or persons).
Where it comes from
from H2224 (זָרַח) (in the sense of springing up).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bay tree, (home-) born (in the land), of the (one's own) country (nation).
Verses using אֶזְרָח
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 12:19 · KJV
Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
Exodus 12:48 · KJV
And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
Exodus 12:49 · KJV
One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
Leviticus 16:29 · KJV
And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
Leviticus 17:15 · KJV
And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
Leviticus 18:26 · KJV
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
Leviticus 19:34 · KJV
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 23:42 · KJV
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
Leviticus 24:16 · KJV
And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
Leviticus 24:22 · KJV
Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
Numbers 9:14 · KJV
And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
Numbers 15:13 · KJV
All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 15:29 · KJV
Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
Numbers 15:30 · KJV
But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Joshua 8:33 · KJV
And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
Ezekiel 47:22 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
Common questions
What does Strong's H249 mean?
H249 is the Hebrew word אֶזְרָח (ʼezrâch), meaning a spontaneous growth, i.e. native (tree or persons).
How is H249 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it born (4 times), one of your own country (3 times), born in the land (2 times), or born (1 time), one that is born (1 time), among others.
How many times does H249 appear in the Bible?
אֶזְרָח (ʼezrâch) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H249 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2224 (זָרַח) (in the sense of springing up).
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