Strong H6868H6868Gצְרֵדָה
Zeredah
One of the 2 senses of Strong H6868
- Transliteration
- tserêdâh tserêdâthâh
- Pronunciation
- {tser-ay-daw'} tser-ay-daw'-thaw
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Zeredah was the hometown of Jeroboam, who became the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (1Ki.11:26).
Meaning of the name
Zereda or Zeredathah = "fortress"
General definition
Apparently from an unused root meaning to pierce;
puncture;
{Tseredah} a place in Palestine: - {Zereda} Zeredathah.
puncture;
{Tseredah} a place in Palestine: - {Zereda} Zeredathah.
In the biblical story
Zeredah
The hometown of Jeroboam, first king of Israel
Zeredah was the hometown of Jeroboam, who became the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (1Ki.11:26).
In the Bible
Strong H6868G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- zereda1
First verses
- 1 Kings 11:26And 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.