Strong H5626סִּרָה
Sirah
- Transliteration
- sirâh
- Pronunciation
- see-raw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Sirah = "the turning"
Detailed definition
Sirah, also called the Cistern of Sirah, was a place near Hebron where Joab killed Abner in revenge for the death of his brother Asahel (2 Sam. 3:26).
In the biblical story
Sirah
Place near Hebron where Abner was killed by Joab
Sirah, also called the Cistern of Sirah, was a place near Hebron where Joab killed Abner in revenge for the death of his brother Asahel (2 Sam. 3:26).
In the Bible
Strong H5626 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sirah1
First verses
- 2 Samuel 3:26And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.