Lexical Definition

‎שְׂעִירָה‎ Sᵉʻîyrâh (seh-ee-raw') Seirah ^N:N--L
formed as ‎שְׂעִירָה‎; roughness

Seirath.

• § Seirath = "the shaggy"
• Seirah, a place in Palestine

1) a place probably in southeast Ephraim

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. [‎שְׂעִירָה‎] proper name, of a location, probably in southeast Ephraim (= goat, Thes); — with ‎ה‎ locative ‎הַשְּׂעִי֫רָתָה‎ Judg 3:26 Σε(Τ)ειρωθα, ᵐ5^L Σηρωθα.

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Seirah • Place where Ehud escaped after killing Eglon

Seirah was the place to which Ehud escaped after killing Eglon, the king of Moab (Judg. 3:26).

• A location near Bethel בֵּית־אֵל only mentioned at Jdg.3.26;
• only referred to as Seirah שְׂעִירָה.
  

Seirah is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the context of Ehud's assassination of Eglon, the king of Moab (Judg. 3:26). After killing Eglon, Ehud escaped and passed beyond the idols near Gilgal, reaching Seirah. From there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, rallying the Israelites to battle against the Moabites. The exact location of Seirah is unknown, but it was likely situated in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Gilgal. The name "Seirah" may be derived from the Hebrew word "se'ar," meaning "hairy" or "shaggy," possibly referring to the wooded nature of the area.

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