Strong H81892 sensesשַׁעֲרַ֫יִם

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong H8189

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H8189 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. Town in Judah; site of Philistine retreatH8189G2 verses · Joshua, 1 Samuel
2. Town allotted to Simeon within Judah's territoryH8189H1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• shaaraim2
• sharaim1

First verses

1. Joshua 15:36
   And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
2. 1 Samuel 17:52
   And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
3. 1 Chronicles 4:31
   And at Beth–marcaboth, and Hazar–susim, and at Beth–birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.