HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5626
סִּרָה
si.rah — Sirah
§ Sirah = "the turning" a well or cistern; apparently on the road north from Hebron
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Sirah
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Retiring, a well from which Joab’s messenger brought back Abner (2 Sam. 3:26). It is now called ‘Ain Sarah, and is situated about a mile from Hebron, on the road to the north.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.