צְרֵדָה

tse.re.dahZeredah

hebrewOld TestamentName of a place2 occurrences2 books2 verses

This name belongs to 2 different places in the Bible:

Zarethan: A place near the Jordan River associated with Israel's crossing
Zeredah: The hometown of Jeroboam, first king of Israel

Definition

or צְרֵדָתָה; apparently from an unused root meaning to pierce; puncture; Tseredah, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Zereda, Zeredathah.

Glossary entries

Zarethan Zeredah Zeredathah Zereda Zererah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

2 total

1 Kings 11:26הַצְּרֵדָ֗ה · Zeredah
Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,
2 Chronicles 4:17צְרֵדָֽתָה׃ · and Zeredah
The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah.