שַׁעֲרַיִם
shaarayim · Shaaraim
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8189 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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shaarayim (שַׁעֲרַיִם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shaaraim”.
A town of Judah in the Shephelah. The name means "two gates."
How to say it
sha·a·ra·yim
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Joshua 15:36
Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.
- 1 Samuel 17:52
The men of Israel and of Judah rose and shouted and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley and as far as the gates of Ekron. And the dead of the Philistines fell on the road of Shaaraim, as far as Gath and as far as Ekron.
- 1 Chronicles 4:31
in Beth-marcaboth, in Hazar-susim, in Beth-biri, and in Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned.