H6890 H6890
Zereth-shahar (town in Reuben's territory, possibly meaning 'splendor of dawn')
This compound place name designates a town in Reuben's tribal inheritance east of the Dead Sea. Joshua 13:19 lists it among cities assigned to Reuben. The name may mean 'splendor of dawn' or 'brightness of morning,' possibly describing its location or characteristics. It has been tentatively identified with modern es-Sara on a spur of Mount Attarus. The location would have been part of the Transjordanian highlands overlooking the Dead Sea—terrain characterized by dramatic views and morning light.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Name of a town assigned to Reuben, listed in Joshua 13:19 among their territorial cities. Possibly meaning 'splendor of dawn,' it has been identified with a site on the highlands east of the Dead Sea, part of Reuben's Transjordanian inheritance. 1×
AR["وَ-صَرَتِ-الشَّحَرِ"]·ben["এবং-সেরৎ-হশহর"]·DE["und-Zereth-Shachar"]·EN["and-Zereth-Shachar"]·FR["et-Zereth-Shachar"]·heb["ו-צרת ה-שחר"]·HI["और-सेरेत-हश्शहर"]·ID["dan-Zeret-Syahar"]·IT["e-Zereth-Shachar"]·jav["lan-Zèrèt-Syahar"]·KO["그리고-세렛-하사할을"]·PT["e-Tseret-HaShahar"]·RU["и-Церет-ХаШахар"]·ES["y-Zeret-Sajar"]·SW["na-Serethi-Hashahari"]·TR["ve-Tseret-Haşahar"]·urd["اور-صرت-ہشحر"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צֶרֶת הַשַּׁ֫חַר n.pr.loc. assigned to Reuben Jos 13:19, Σεραδα και Σειων, 𝔊L Σαρθ; cf. mod. eṣ-Sara, on spur of Mt. ʿAṭṭârûs, E. of Dead Sea BuhlGeogr. 268.