Lexical Summary Tsarethan: a city in the Jordan Valley Original Word: צֱרְתָןTransliteration: Tsarethan Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-reth-awn') Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Short Definition: a city in the Jordan Valley Meaning: Zarethan -- a city in the Jordan Valley Strong's Concordance Zarthan Perhaps for Tsredah; Tsarethan, a place in Palestine -- Zarthan. see HEBREW Tsredah Brown-Driver-Briggs H6891. Tsarethan צָֽרְתָן proper name, of a location in Jordan valley, near ford, BuhlGeogr. 181; exact site known; Joshua 3:16 (Καθιαιρειν, ᵐ5 of L Καριαθιαρειμ), 1 Kings 7:46 (Σειρα, ᵐ5 of L Σαρθαν) = צְרֵדָ֫תָה2 Chronicles 4:17 (Αναμε [i.e. ἀνὰ μέσον] σιρδαθαι; Σα(ρι)δαθα; is Chronicles right?); צָֽרְחַ֫נָה 1 Kings 4:12 (Σεσαθαν, ᵐ5 of L Σαρθαν) — compare צְרֵרָתָה Judges 7:22, apparently same place; identity with צְרֵדָה 1 Kings 11:26 is usually assumed, but not proven. |
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