242. Uzzen Sheerah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Uzzen Sheerah: Uzzen Sheerah

Original Word: עֻזֵּן שֶׁאֱרָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Uzzen Sheerah
Pronunciation: oo-ZEN sheh-AY-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (ooz-zane' sheh-er-aw')
Definition: Uzzen Sheerah
Meaning: Uzzen-Sheerah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words עֹז (oz, meaning "ear" or "strength") and שֶׁאֱרָה (Sheerah, a personal name meaning "kinswoman" or "related by marriage").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Uzzen Sheerah, as it is a specific Hebrew place name not translated into Greek in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: Uzzen Sheerah is a place name mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the genealogical records of the tribe of Ephraim. The name can be interpreted as "the ear of Sheerah" or "strength of Sheerah," indicating a location associated with a woman named Sheerah.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, place names often held significant meaning, reflecting either geographical features, historical events, or notable individuals. Sheerah, the woman associated with this location, is noted in the genealogies of the tribe of Ephraim, suggesting her importance in the lineage and possibly her role in establishing or fortifying the location.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from azan and Sheerah
Definition
"portion of Sheerah," a place in Pal.
NASB Translation
Uzzen-sheerah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֻזֵּן שֶׁאֱרָה proper name, of a location (portion — weighed & measured — of She'§ra, BlauZMG 1873, 296), place built by ׳שׁ, daughter of Ephraim 1 Chronicles 7:24.

אֲזִקִּים see זקק.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Uzzen-sherah

From 'azan and She'erah; plat of Sheerah (i.e. Settled by him); Uzzen-Sheerah, a place in Palestine -- Uzzen-sherah.

see HEBREW 'azan

see HEBREW She'erah

Forms and Transliterations
שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃ שארה׃ še’ĕrāh še·’ĕ·rāh sheeRah
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 7:24
HEB: וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃
NAS: Beth-horon, also Uzzen-sheerah.
KJV: and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
INT: lower and upper Uzzen-sheerah

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 242
1 Occurrence


še·’ĕ·rāh — 1 Occ.
















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