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title: צָרְתָן — Zarethan · The Tanakh dictionary
description: צָרְתָן (6891), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 3 times: Zarethan. BDB 1906: n.pr.loc. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# צָרְתָן

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«צָרְתָן» in the Tanakh dictionary: **Zarethan** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 3 times · **Key:** 6891 · **BDB:** צָֽרְתָן

### Glosses

(to) (1); Zarethan (1); of.Zarethan (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

Zarethan [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6891/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.pr.loc. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6891/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.pr.loc. in Jordan valley, near ford, BuhlGeogr. 181; exact site unknown; Jos 3:16 Καθιαιρειν, 𝔊L Καριαθιαρειμ), 1 K 7:46 (Σειρα, 𝔊L Σαρθαν) = צְרֵדָ֫תָה 2 Ch 4:17 (Αναμε \[i.e. ἀνὰ μέσον\] σιρδαθαι; Σα(ρι)δαθα; is Chr right?); צָֽרְתַ֫נָה 1 K 4:12 (Σεσαθαν, 𝔊L Σαρθαν)—cf. צְרֵרָתָה Ju 7:22, appar. same place; identity with צְרֵדָה 1 K 11:26 is usually assumed, but not proven.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «צָרְתָן» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6891/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[1 Kings 7:46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.7.46/)

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בְּכִכַּ֤ר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ יְצָקָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּמַעֲבֵ֖ה הָאֲדָמָ֑ה בֵּ֥ין סֻכּ֖וֹת וּבֵ֥ין צָרְתָֽן׃

*Word for word:* in the.valley of the.Jordan he cast.them the king in the.thickness of the.ground between Succoth and between Zarethan

*JPS 1917:* In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

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[1 Kings 4:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.12/)

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בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־אֲחִיל֔וּד תַּעְנַ֖ךְ וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית שְׁאָ֡ן בֵּ֣ית שְׁאָ֡ן אֲשֶׁר֩ אֵ֨צֶל צָרְתַ֜נָה מִתַּ֣חַת לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִבֵּ֤ית שְׁאָן֙ בֵּ֤ית שְׁאָן֙ עַ֚ד אָבֵ֣ל מְחוֹלָ֔ה אָבֵ֣ל מְחוֹלָ֔ה עַ֖ד מֵעֵ֥בֶר לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ס

*Word for word:* Baana the.son of.Ahilud Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth Shan which \[is\].beside (to) Zarethan from under to Jezreel from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah to from.\[the\] other.side of Jokmeam

*JPS 1917:* Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

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