Lexicon :: Strong's H8189 - šaʿărayim

שַׁעֲרַיִם
Transliteration
šaʿărayim
Pronunciation
shah-ar-ah'-yim
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dual of שַׁעַר (H8179)
Strong’s Definitions

שַׁעֲרַיִם Shaʻărayim, shah-ar-ah'-yim; dual of H8179; double gates; Shaarajim, a place in Palestine:—Shaaraim.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H8189 in the following manner: Shaaraim (2x), Sharaim (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H8189 in the following manner: Shaaraim (2x), Sharaim (1x).

  1. Shaaraim = "double gate"

    1. a town in Judah

    2. a town in Simeon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׁעֲרַיִם Shaʻărayim, shah-ar-ah'-yim; dual of H8179; double gates; Shaarajim, a place in Palestine:—Shaaraim.
STRONGS H8189: Abbreviations
† שַׁעֲרַ֫יִם proper name, of a location.
1. in the Shephelah of Judah (BuhlGeogr. 194) Joshua 15:36, Σακαρειμ, Σεβαρειμ; דֶּרֶךְ שׁ׳ 1 Samuel 17:52 ( τῶν πυλῶν).
2. in the Negeb (Simeon), וּבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִוֺ 1 Chronicles 4:31, Σεωρειμ, Σααριμ; = שָׁרוּחֶ֑ן (which see) Joshua 19:6, and perhaps שִׁלְחִיוֺ (in Negeb of Judah) Joshua 15:32; BuhlGeogr. m. 185.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

15:32; 15:36; 19:6

1 Samuel

17:52

1 Chronicles

4:31