שַׁעֲרַ֫יִם
sha.a.ra.yim
“Shaaraim”
Definition
Shaarajim, a place in Palestine
dual of H8179 (שַׁעַר); double gates;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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Occurrences
שַׁעֲרַ֫יִם appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
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