שָׂרוֹנִי H8290
Sharonite (gentilic: person from Sharon region)
This gentilic adjective identifies someone as being from Sharon, the fertile coastal plain between Joppa and Mount Carmel. The term appears in 1 Chronicles 27:29 in reference to Shitrai the Sharonite, who supervised David's cattle that grazed in Sharon. The Sharon plain was renowned for its fertility and pasturage, making it ideal for livestock. The designation 'Sharonite' indicates geographic origin and possibly suggests expertise in managing herds in that rich pastoral region. The plain of Sharon's beauty and fruitfulness made it a biblical image of splendor and divine blessing.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The designation 'the Sharonite' (1 Chronicles 27:29) identifies Shitrai as a man from the Sharon region who oversaw the king's herds pasturing in that fertile plain. Spanish renders this as 'the Saronite,' following the transliteration pattern. The context shows David's sophisticated administration, with different officials managing herds in different regions—Shitrai handling the Sharon cattle while another managed those in the valleys. 1×
AR["الشَّارُونِيُّ"]·ben["শারোণীয়"]·DE["[השרוני]"]·EN["the-Sharonite"]·FR["[השרוני]"]·heb["ה-שרוני"]·HI["-के-शारोनी"]·ID["-orang-Saron"]·IT["[השרוני]"]·jav["tiyang-Saron"]·KO["그-샤론-사람"]·PT["o-sharonita"]·RU["шаронит"]·ES["el-saronita"]·SW["Msharoni"]·TR["Şaronlu"]·urd["سارونی"]
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
שָׂרוֹנִי adj.gent. of foregoing, 1 Ch 27:29.