8287. Sharuchen
Strong's Lexicon
Sharuchen: Sharuhen

Original Word: שָׁרוּחֶן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Sharuwchen
Pronunciation: shah-roo-KHEN
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-roo-khen')
Definition: Sharuhen
Meaning: Sharuchen

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁרַח (sharach), meaning "to extend" or "to stretch out."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Sharuhen, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, Greek entries related to cities or territories might include terms like πόλις (polis, meaning "city") or χώρα (chora, meaning "region" or "land").

Usage: Sharuhen is a place name mentioned in the Old Testament. It is identified as a city in the territory allotted to the tribe of Simeon. The name likely means "place of extension" or "stretching out," possibly referring to its geographical features or its role as a border town.

Cultural and Historical Background: Sharuhen was a significant city in the southern part of ancient Canaan, near the border of Egypt. It is mentioned in Egyptian records as a city that was besieged by Pharaoh Ahmose I during the expulsion of the Hyksos. This historical context suggests that Sharuhen was a fortified city of strategic importance. In the biblical narrative, it is part of the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, which was located within the larger territory of Judah.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
probably from the same as shiryon and from chen
Definition
a city in Simeon
NASB Translation
Sharuhen (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שָׁרוּחֶ֑ן proper name, of a location in Simeon; — Joshua 19:6 (ᵐ5οἱ ἀγροὶ αὐτῶν, ? reading שְׂדֵיהֶן); WMMAs.u.Eur.161,168 identified with Egyptian Ša-r(a)-µa-na.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Sharuhen

Probably from sharah (in the sense of dwelling (compare shre') and chen; abode of pleasure; Sharuchen, a place in Palestine -- Sharuhen.

see HEBREW sharah

see HEBREW shre'

see HEBREW chen

Forms and Transliterations
וְשָֽׁרוּחֶ֑ן ושרוחן vesharuChen wə·šā·rū·ḥen wəšārūḥen
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 19:6
HEB: וּבֵ֥ית לְבָא֖וֹת וְשָֽׁרוּחֶ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שְׁלֹשׁ־
NAS: and Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen
KJV: And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen
INT: and Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen cities three

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 8287
1 Occurrence


wə·šā·rū·ḥen — 1 Occ.















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