H8167 H8167
Seirah; place name in the hill country of Ephraim where Ehud escaped after assassinating Eglon
Seirah is a place name appearing in Judges 3:26, marking the location to which Ehud fled after killing Eglon, king of Moab. The name likely means 'hairy' or 'goat,' possibly referring to the wooded or rocky character of the terrain. It seems to have been located in the hill country of Ephraim, providing Ehud with refuge after his daring assassination. The site's exact location remains uncertain, though it served as a safe haven from Moabite pursuit.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A place in the Ephraimite hill country to which Ehud escaped in Judges 3:26. The form השעירתה (ha-se'iratah) includes the definite article and the directional he suffix, literally meaning 'toward the Seirah.' English renders 'to-Seirah,' Spanish 'hacia-Seirah' (toward Seirah), French 'à-Seirah' (to Seirah), and German 'zu-Seirah' (to Seirah). The narrative says Ehud 'escaped to Seirah' while the Moabite servants delayed, giving him time to reach the mountains and rally Israel to seize the fords of the Jordan. The place name appears only this once, functioning as a waypoint in Ehud's flight rather than a major settlement, though it was clearly known to the original audience. 1×
AR["إلى-السَّعيرَةِ"]·ben["সেইরাতে-"]·DE["zu-Seirah"]·EN["to-Seirah"]·FR["à-Seirah"]·heb["ה-שעירתה"]·HI["सेईराह-की-ओर।"]·ID["ke-Seira"]·IT["a-Seirah"]·jav["dhateng-Séira"]·KO["세이라로"]·PT["para-Se'irah"]·RU["в-Сеиру"]·ES["hacia-Seirah"]·SW["Seira"]·TR["de-Seiiraya"]·urd["سعیرہ-تک"]
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
† II. [שְׂעִירָה] n.pr.loc., prob. in SE Ephraim (= goat, Thes);—c. ה loc. הַשְּׂעִי֫רָתָה Ju 3:26; Σε(τ)ειρωθα, 𝔊L Σηρωθα.