Strong H6891צָֽרְתָן
Zarethan
- Transliteration
- tsârethân
- Pronunciation
- tsaw-reth-awn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Perhaps for H6868; {Tsarethan} a place in Palestine: - Zarthan.
Meaning of the name
Zarthan or Zaretan = "their distress"
Detailed definition
Zarethan, a place near Adam and the Jordan River, mentioned in connection with Israel's crossing and the casting of bronze implements for Solomon's Temple (Josh. 3:16; 1 Kgs. 4:12; 7:46; 2 Chr. 4:17; Judg. 7:22).
In the biblical story
Zarethan
A place near the Jordan River associated with Israel's crossing
Zarethan, a place near Adam and the Jordan River, mentioned in connection with Israel's crossing and the casting of bronze implements for Solomon's Temple (Josh. 3:16; 1 Kgs. 4:12; 7:46; 2 Chr. 4:17; Judg. 7:22).
In the Bible
Strong H6891 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- zaretan1
- zartanah1
- zarthan1
First verses
- Joshua 3:16That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
- 1 Kings 4:12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth–shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean to Abel–meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
- 1 Kings 7:46In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.