DARA (PERSON) [Heb daraʿ (דַּרַע)]. Var. DARDA. Dara was the son of Zerah and from the tribe of Judah (1 Chr 2:6). Zerah was the son whom Tamar conceived by her father-in-law Judah (Gen 38:30; 1 Chr 2:4). In 1 Kgs 5:11—Eng 4:31 he is listed as Darda (Heb dardaʿ), one of the sons of Mahol. Together with
Darda, Dara. Mahol’s son (1 Kgs 4:31), a Judahite of the family of Zerah (1 Chr 2:6). With Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman and Calcol, also sons of Mahol, Darda is mentioned as the proverbial type of wisdom, though he is surpassed by Solomon (1 Kgs 4:31, 32). First Chronicles 2:6 gives the name as Dara,
DARA*, DARDA Mahol’s son (1 Kgs 4:31), a Judahite of the family of Zerah (1 Chr 2:6). With Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman and Calcol, also sons of Mahol, Darda is mentioned as the proverbial example of wisdom, though he is surpassed by Solomon (1 Kgs 4:31–32). First Chronicles 2:6 sometimes gives the name
Dara [Dahr-uh](Hebrew origin: contraction of Darda [Pearl of knowledge])(1 Chronicles 2:6). Unspecified date. Dara, son of Zerah, was a leader of the tribe of Judah. His brothers were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, and Calcol.