Lexical Definition

‎צְמָרַיִם‎ Tsᵉmârayim (tsem-aw-rah'-yim) (Mount) Zemaraim ^N:N--L
dual of ‎צֶמֶר‎; double fleece

Zemaraim.

• § Zemaraim = "double fleece of wool"
• Tsemarajim, a place in Palestine

1) a city in northern Benjamin near Bethel
2) a hill in Ephraim

Extended Information

• a hill in Ephraim

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צְמָרַיִם‎

proper name, of a location 1. in Benjamin Josh 18:22, Σαρα, A Σεμριμ, ᵐ5^L Σαμαρειμ, perhaps Es-samra, north of Jericho Buhl^{Geogr. 180.}

2. ‎׳‎‎הַרצֿ‎ mountain in Ephraim 2Chr 13:4, Σομορων, unknown.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Zemaraim • A town in Benjamin; also a hill in Ephraim

Zemaraim was a town allotted to Benjamin (Jos.18:22). Mount Zemaraim in Ephraim was where Abijah addressed Jeroboam's army (2Ch.13:4).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.18.22;
• referred to as Zemaraim or Zemaraim צְמָרַיִם.
  

Zemaraim refers to two distinct places in the Bible. One is a town in the territory of Benjamin, listed among the cities allotted to that tribe during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua (Jos.18:22). Its exact location is unknown. The other is Mount Zemaraim, a hill located in the hill country of Ephraim (2Ch.13:4). It was here that King Abijah of Judah stood to address the army of Jeroboam I of Israel before a battle. In his speech, Abijah denounced Jeroboam's rebellion against the house of David and called on Israel to not fight against the Lord. Abijah and Judah prevailed in the battle that followed.

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