◄ 8189. Shaarayim ►
Lexicon Shaarayim: Shaarayim Original Word: שַׁעֲרַיִם Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Sha`arayim Pronunciation: shah-ah-rah-yeem Phonetic Spelling: (shah-ar-ah'-yim) Definition: Shaarayim Meaning: Shaarajim Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Shaaraim Dual of sha'ar; double gates; Shaarajim, a place in Palestine -- Shaaraim. see HEBREW sha'ar NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as shaar Definition two cities in Isr. NASB Translation maid (2), Shaaraim (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs שַׁעֲרַ֫יִם proper name, of a location 1 in the Shephelah of Judah (BuhlGeogr. 194) Joshua 15:36, Σακαρειμ, ᵐ5L Σεβαρειμ; ׳דֶּרֶךְ שׁ 1 Samuel 17:52 (ᵐ5 τῶν πυλῶν). 2 in the Negeb (Simeon), וּבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִוֺ 1 Chronicles 4:31, Σεωρειμ, ᵐ5L Σααριμ; = שָׁרוּחֶ֑ן (q. v.) Joshua 19:6, and perhaps שִׁלְחִיוֺ (in Negeb of Judah) Joshua 15:32; BuhlGeogr. m. 185. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root שַׁעַר (sha'ar), meaning "gate." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Shaarajim, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun without a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts. Usage: Shaarajim is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to a location. Context: Shaarajim is mentioned in the context of a geographical location in the biblical narrative. It appears in 1 Samuel 17:52, where it is described as a place to which the Philistines fled after being defeated by the Israelites in the battle where David slew Goliath. The verse states: "Then the men of Israel and Judah rose up with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron." This indicates that Shaarajim was situated on a route leading to Philistine territory, possibly near the Valley of Elah. The name "Shaarajim" suggests a location characterized by significant or notable gates, possibly serving as a strategic point or landmark in the region. Forms and Transliterations וְשַׁעֲרַ֙יִם֙ וּֽבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִם ובשערים ושערים שַׁעֲרַ֔יִם שערים ša‘ărayim ša·‘ă·ra·yim shaaRayim ū·ḇə·ša·‘ă·rā·yim ūḇəša‘ărāyim uveshaaRayim veshaaRayim wə·ša·‘ă·ra·yim wəša‘ărayim Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 15:36 HEB: וְשַׁעֲרַ֙יִם֙ וַעֲדִיתַ֔יִם וְהַגְּדֵרָ֖ה NAS: and Shaaraim and Adithaim and Gederah KJV: And Sharaim, and Adithaim, INT: and Shaaraim and Adithaim and Gederah 1 Samuel 17:52 HEB: פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ שַׁעֲרַ֔יִם וְעַד־ גַּ֖ת NAS: along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath KJV: by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, INT: Philistines the way to Shaaraim far to Gath 1 Chronicles 4:31 HEB: וּבְבֵ֥ית בִּרְאִ֖י וּֽבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִם אֵ֥לֶּה עָרֵיהֶ֖ם NAS: Beth-biri and Shaaraim. These KJV: and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities INT: Hazar-susim Beth-biri and Shaaraim These their cities 3 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 8189 3 Occurrences ša·‘ă·ra·yim — 1 Occ. ū·ḇə·ša·‘ă·rā·yim — 1 Occ. wə·ša·‘ă·ra·yim — 1 Occ.