In the bible, Zohar is the name of the father of Ephron who sold the cave at Machpelah to Abraham (GEN 23:8), as well as name of son of Simeon (GEN 46:10). Meaning of the name: white; bright; dryness. Related names are:
Ephron,
Jachin, Ohad
(and others ...)
. The translations of Zohar in 3 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
זוהר in Hebrew to
ゾーハル in Japanese!
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, (GEN 23:8)
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; (GEN 25:9)
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. (GEN 46:10)
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. (EXO 6:15)