Lexical Definition

‎צֶרֶת הַשַּׁחַר‎ Tsereth hash-Shachar (tseh'-reth hash-shakh'-ar) Zereth-shahar ^N:N--L
from the same as ‎צֶרֶת‎ and ‎שַׁחַר‎ with the article interposed; splendor of the dawn

Zareth-shahar.

• § Zareth-shahar = "splendour of the dawn"
• Tsereth-hash-Shachar, a place in Palestine

1) a town in Reuben

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צֶרֶת הַשַּׁ֫חַר‎ proper name, of a location assigned to Reuben Josh 13:19, Σεραδα και Σειων, ᵐ5 of L Σαρθ; compare modern eƒ-Sara, on spur of Mt. 'A‰‰ârûs, east of Dead Sea Buhl^{Geogr. 268}.

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Zereth-shahar • A city in Reuben's territory by the Dead Sea

Zereth-shahar was a city in the territory of Reuben, located on a mountain in the plain by the Dead Sea (Jos.13:19).

• A location only mentioned at Jos.13.19;
• only referred to as Zereth-shahar צֶרֶת הַשַּׁחַר.
  

Zereth-shahar was a city allotted to the tribe of Reuben as part of the distribution of land east of the Jordan River (Jos.13:19). It is described as being on a mountain in the plain, likely referring to the tableland east of the Dead Sea. The name Zereth-shahar means "splendor of dawn," though the significance of the name is uncertain. No further details are given about the city's history or importance. Its exact location is unknown but was likely somewhere near the northeastern shore of the Dead Sea within the territory of Reuben.

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