Lexical Definition

‎שָׁרוֹן‎ Shârôwn (shaw-rone') Lasharon ^N:N--L
probably abridged from ‎יָשַׁר‎

Lasharon, Sharon.

• § Sharon = "a plain"
• plain, Sharon, the name of a place in Palestine

n m
1) plain, level
n pr loc
2) the district lying between the mountains of central Palestine and the Mediterranean Sea and north of Joppa
3) a district on the east of the Jordan around Gilead and Bashan

See Greek: Σάρων

Extended Information

• Sharon = "a plain"
• a district on the east of the Jordan around Gilead and Bashan

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שָׁרוֺן‎ proper name, of a location Sharon (plausibly connected with √ ‎ישׁר‎ by Thes Ges¹² and others, compare GASm^{Geogr. 52}; = *‎יְשָׁרוֺן‎; Phoenician ‎שרן‎) — strictly noun masculine^{Isa 65:10} plain, level; —

1. ‎׳‎‎הַשּׁ‎ (with article), name of maritime plain on Mediterranean, from Joppa northward, noted for fertility, Isa 33:9 (|| ‎בָּשָׁן‎, ‎כַּרְמֶל‎; ᵐ5 ὁ Σαρων), compare ‎הֲדַר כַּרְמֶל וְהַשָּׁרוֺן‎ Isa 35:2; Isa 65:10 (|| ‎עֵמֶק‎ ‎עָכוֺר‎; ᵐ5 τῷ δρυμῷ); ‎׳‎‎חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשּׁ‎ Song 2:1 (ᵐ5 ἄνθος τοῦ πεδίου); ‎׳‎‎הַבָּקָר הָרֹעִים בַּשּׁ‎ 1Chr 27:29 so also Josh 12:18 where read ‎׳‎‎מֶלֶךְ אֲפֵק לַשּׁ‎, so Di We^{Sam 55} Ges^{12 after} ᵐ5, compare RS^{OTJC 2, 273, 435. — On this plain} see GASm^{Geogr. 147 ff.} Buhl^{Geogr. § 65.}

2. ‎מִגְרְשֵׁי‎ ‎שָׁרוֺן‎, region east of Jordan 1Chr 5:16 (|| ‎גִּלְעָד‎, ‎בָּשָׁן‎; ᵐ5 τὰ περίχωρα Γεριαμ, ᵐ5 A Σαρων); identified by many with ‎הַמִּישׁוֺר‎ (Deut 3:10 etc., see above)

‎לַשָּׁרוֺן‎ Josh 12:8 see ‎שָׁרוֺן‎.

Also see: שָׁרוֹנִי

‎שָׁרוֺן‎ proper name, of a location ‎שָׁרוֺנִי‎ adjective, of a people ( 1Chr 27:29) see ‎ישׁר‎. ‎שׁרות‎ Jer 15:11 see I. ‎שׁרה‎; ‎שָׁרוֺתֶיהָ‎ Jer 5:10 see II. ‎שׁוּר‎, ‎שׁוּרָה‎. above ‎שִׁרְטַי‎ 1Chr 27:29 Qr, see ‎שִׁטְרַי‎

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Sharon_2 • Region where Gadites pastured their flocks

Sharon was a region east of the Jordan where the Gadites pastured their flocks (1 Chr. 5:16).

• A location near Hermon_Mount חֶרְמוֹן only mentioned at 1Ch.5.16;
• only referred to as Sharon שָׁרוֹן.
  

Sharon is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:16 as a region east of the Jordan River where the descendants of Gad pastured their flocks. This reference occurs in the context of the genealogy and territorial allotment of the tribe of Gad. The Gadites, known for their skill in warfare and their large numbers of livestock, settled in the region of Gilead and Bashan, which included the area of Sharon. This Sharon is distinct from the well-known coastal plain of Sharon west of the Jordan. The exact location and extent of this eastern Sharon are not specified in the biblical text. It likely refers to a fertile grazing area within the territory of Gad, suitable for the tribe's extensive herds and flocks. The mention of Sharon in this context highlights the importance of livestock and pastureland in the economy and lifestyle of the Gadites.

All entries for Sharon: שָׁרוֹן