Jarha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jarha

What is the meaning of the name Jarha ?

The baby name Jarha is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAR-hah (IPA: /ˈdʒɑːr.hɑ/ ).

Jarha is Arabic in Origin.

Jarha is a rare biblical name found in the genealogies of Judah, attested in 1 Chronicles 2:34–35 as the Egyptian servant of Sheshan who married his daughter, thereby entering Judah’s genealogy. The form reflects a Hebrew transcription of a non-Hebrew, likely Egyptian, personal name; therefore its meaning is uncertain. Some commentators note a phonetic resemblance to Hebrew yeraḥ “month, moon,” but this is speculative and not widely accepted.

It occurs only once (a hapax legomenon) in the Hebrew Bible, and later Jewish and Christian naming traditions seldom adopted it, so it remains uncommon today. Variants arise from transliteration: Yarha, Iarha; in scholarly notation, Yarḥa. It should not be confused with Jerah or Jarah (distinct names meaning “moon/month”). Generally classified as masculine in its biblical context, though modern use can be unisex. Many parents choose it for its concise, striking sound and distinctive scriptural backstory.

⚙ Jarha is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Jarha appears only 10 times in total — found in 6 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.