HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8189
שַׁעֲרַ֫יִם
sha.a.ra.yim — Shaaraim
§ Shaaraim = "double gate" a town in Judah
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Shaaraim
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2395
חִזְקִי
chiz.qi — Hizki
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.17; son of: Elpaal (H0508); brother of: Eber (H5677I), Misham (H4936), Shemed (H8106B), Beriah (H1283I), Shema (H8087I), Zebadiah (H2069H), Meshullam (H4918J), Heber (H2268J), Ishmerai (H3461), Izliah (H3152) and Jobab (H3103K) § Hezeki = "strong" a Benjamite, descendant of Shaaraim
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Two gates. (1.) A city in the plain of Judah (1 Sam. 17:52); called also Sharaim (Josh. 15:36). (2.) A town in Simeon (1 Chr. 4:31).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.