English
Zeroah
Zeroah comes from Hebrew זְרוֹעַ ‘zeroa’, and goes back to Proto-Semitic *ḏirāʕ- ‘arm’.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ḏirāʕ-‘arm’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentזְרוֹעַz'róa'‘zeroa’literally ‘arm’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008Zeroah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ḏirāʕ-‘arm’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentזְרוֹעַz'róa'‘zeroa’literally ‘arm’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008Zeroah
Earliest quotation: 2008, K.C. Stricker, Coming Out of Egypt: The Journey Out of Idolatry Begins: “The strength and might we see in Moses is…”
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *ḏirāʕ-
Today it means
noun The Messiah, strength of God, or spirit of sacrifice.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *ḏirāʕ- / Zeroah