◄ 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 (ᵐ5 οἱ 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 Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts 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.