BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7609
she.e.rah — Sheerah
A woman of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.24; daughter of: Beriah (H1283H); sister of: Rephah (H7506) and Resheph (H7566) § Sherah = "kinswoman" daughter of Ephraim and foundress of the Beth-horons and of a town called after her Uzzen-sherah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →A town probably near Beth-horon. It derived its name from the daughter of Ephraim (1 Chr. 7:24).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
