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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SHAARAIM

sha-a-ra'-im (sha`arayim, "two gates"; Sakareim; the King James Version Sharaim):

(1) A city in the Shephelah or "lowland" of Judah mentioned (Joshua 15:36) in close association with Socoh and Azekah; the vanquished army of the Philistines passed a Shaaraim in their flight from Socoh toward Gath and Ekron (1 Samuel 17:52). It is possible that in this latter reference the "two gates" may refer-as Septuagint implies-to the two Philistine strongholds themselves. Shaaraim has been identified with Tell Zakariya (see however AZEKAH) and with Kh. Sa`ireh (PEF, III, 124, Sh XVII), an old site West of Beit `Atab. Both proposals are hazardous.

(2) One of the towns of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:31), called (Joshua 19:6) "Sharuhen" and, as one of the uttermost cities of Judah, called (Joshua 15:32) "Shilhim." This town was in Southwestern Palestine and is very probably identical with the fortress Sharhana, a place of some importance on the road from Gaza to Egypt. Aahmes (XVIIIth Dynasty) besieged and captured this city in the 5th year of his reign in his pursuit of the flying Hyksos (Petrie, Hist, II, 22, 35), and a century later Tahutmes III, in the 23rd year of his reign, took the city of Sharuhen on his way to the siege and capture of Megiddo (Petrie, Hist, II, 104). On philological grounds Tell esh-Sheri`ah, 12 miles Northwest of Beersheba, large ruin, has been proposed, but it does not suit at all the Egyptian data (PEF, III, 399, Sh XXIV).

E. W. G. Masterman

Strong's Hebrew

8189. Shaarayim -- two cities in Isr.
... two cities in Isr. Transliteration: Shaarayim Phonetic Spelling: (shah-ar-ah'-yim)
Short Definition: Shaaraim. ... NASB Word Usage maid (2), Shaaraim (3). Shaaraim. ...
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Library

The Consistories of More Note: Out of the Babylonian Talmud ...
... To R. Judah Ben Betirah to Nisibin. To R. Josua to the captivity (viz. to Pombeditha).
To Rabbi to Beth-Shaaraim. To the Wise men in the chamber Gazith.". ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Shaaraim

gates; valuation; hairs

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Shaaraim

(two gates), a city in the territory allotted to Judah, (Joshua 15:36) in Authorized Version incorrectly Sharaim. (1 Samuel 17:52) Shaaraim one of the towns of Simeon, (1 Chronicles 4:31) must be a different place.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Two gates.

(1.) A city in the plain of Judah (1 Samuel 17:52); called also Sharaim (Joshua 15:36).

(2.) A town in Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:31).

Thesaurus

Shaaraim (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHAARAIM. sha ... themselves. Shaaraim has been
identified with Tell Zakariya (see however AZEKAH) and with Kh. ...
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Gederah (2 Occurrences)
... ge-de'-ra, ge-de'-ra-thit (ha-gedherah, "the enclosed place"): A town in the Shephelah
of Judah, named with Socoh, Azekah, Shaaraim and Adithaim (Joshua 15:36 ...
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Shaara'im (1 Occurrence)
Shaara'im. Shaaraim, Shaara'im. Sha-ara'im . ... Joshua 15:36 and Shaaraim, and
Adithaim, and Gederah, with Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages. ...
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Sha-ara'im (2 Occurrences)
... of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim,
even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. (See RSV). 1 Chronicles ...
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Shilhim (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Aqueducts, a town in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:32);
called also Sharuhen and Shaaraim (19:6). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Sharaim (1 Occurrence)
... Two gates (Joshua 15:36), more correctly Shaaraim (1 Samuel 17:52), probably Tell
Zakariya and Kefr Zakariya, in the valley of Elah, 3 1/2 miles north-west of ...
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Unwalled (39 Occurrences)
... places. (BBE). Joshua 15:36 And Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and
Gederothaim; fourteen towns with their unwalled places. (BBE). ...
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Gederotha'im (1 Occurrence)
... Gederotha'im (1 Occurrence). Joshua 15:36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah,
with Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages. (See RSV). ...
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Gai (1 Occurrence)
... to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way
to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron. (WEB JPS ASV). ...
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Gede'rah (2 Occurrences)
... Gede'rah (2 Occurrences). Joshua 15:36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah,
with Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages. (See RSV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Shaaraim (3 Occurrences)

Joshua 15:36 Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 17:52 The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 4:31 and at Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susim, and at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Shaaraim

Shaaraim: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Judah, Also Called Sharaim

Shaaraim: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Simeon

Related Terms

Gederah (2 Occurrences)

Shaara'im (1 Occurrence)

Sha-ara'im (2 Occurrences)

Shilhim (1 Occurrence)

Sharaim (1 Occurrence)

Unwalled (39 Occurrences)

Gederotha'im (1 Occurrence)