GREEK · G4965
Συχάρ
Suchar — Sychar
Συχάρ (Ε, Σιχάρ), indecl., ἡ Sychar, a town of Samaria: Jhn.4:5.† (AS)
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Sychar
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Liar or drunkard (see Isa. 28:1, 7), has been from the time of the Crusaders usually identified with Sychem or Shechem (John 4:5). It has now, however, as the result of recent explorations, been identified with ‘Askar, a small Samaritan town on the southern base of Ebal, about a mile to the north of Jacob’s well.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.