Strong H68682 sensesצְרֵדָה

Zeredah

Transliteration
tserêdâh tserêdâthâh
Pronunciation
{tser-ay-daw'} tser-ay-daw'-thaw

Meaning of the name

Zereda or Zeredathah = "fortress"

The 2 senses of Strong H6868

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H6868 appears in 2 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. The hometown of Jeroboam, first king of IsraelH6868G1 verse · 1 Kings
  2. A place near the Jordan River associated with Israel's crossingH6868H1 verse · 2 Chronicles

General definition

Apparently from an unused root meaning to pierce;
puncture;
{Tseredah} a place in Palestine: - {Zereda} Zeredathah.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • zereda1
  • zeredathah1

First verses

  1. 1 Kings 11:26
    And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:17
    In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.