International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

zer-a-hi'-a (zerachyah, "Yahweh hath risen" or "come forth"; the Septuagint has Zaraia, with variants):

(1) A priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chronicles 6:6, 51 Ezra 7:4).

(2) A head of a family, who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezra 8:4).