H4957 H4957
Masrekah, a city in Edom, home of King Samlah
Masrekah appears in the genealogical lists of Edomite kings as the hometown of Samlah, one of the early monarchs who ruled before Israel had kings. Both Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1 preserve this detail in their parallel accounts of Edom's royal succession. The location remains unidentified, though ancient sources like Eusebius preserved the name. The reference illustrates the detailed historical memory Scripture preserves about Israel's neighbors.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Found in Genesis 36:36 and 1 Chronicles 1:47, both identifying Masrekah as King Samlah's city. Translations consistently transliterate the name (Masrekah, Masreqa, Masreka), recognizing it as an Edomite place name. The prepositional phrase 'from Masrekah' indicates this was Samlah's city of origin rather than just his residence. 2×
AR["مِنْ-مَسْرِقَة", "مِنْ-مَسْرِيقَةَ"]·ben["মস্রেকা-থেকে", "মাসরেকা-থেকে"]·DE["[ממשרקה]", "von-Masreka"]·EN["from-Masrekah", "from-Masreqah"]·FR["[ממשרקה]", "de-Masrekah"]·heb["מ-משרקה"]·HI["मसरेका-से", "मस्रेका-से"]·ID["dari-Masreka"]·IT["[ממשרקה]", "da-Masrekah"]·jav["saking-Masreka", "saking-Masréka"]·KO["마스레가에서", "에서-마스레가"]·PT["de-Masreqah"]·RU["из-Масреки"]·ES["de-Masreqa", "de-Masreqah"]·SW["Masreka", "kutoka-Masreka"]·TR["-dan", "Masreka'dan"]·urd["سے-مسریقہ", "مسریقہ-سے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מַשְׂרֵקָה n.pr.loc. in Edom;—מִמּ׳ Gn 36:36 = 1 Ch 1:47; 𝔊 ἐκ Μασέκκας (𝔊L Ch ἐκ Μασερικα); EusebOnom. ed. Lag 227 Μασρηκα.