HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2218
זֶ֫רֶד
ze.red — Zered
§ Zered = "osier brook" a river east of the Jordan, in the region of Moab and Edom, a source of the Arnon river
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Zered
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5028
נְבָט
ne.vat — Nebat
A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.26; married to Zeruah (H6871); father of: Jeroboam (H3379) § Nebat = "aspect" an Ephraimite of Zereda, father of king Jeroboam I of the northern kingdom of Israel
25 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6868
צְרֵדָה
tse.re.dah — Zeredah
§ Zereda or Zeredathah = "fortress" a town or territory in Manasseh and the home of Jeroboam
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6888
צְרֵרָה
tse.re.rah — Zererah
Zererath = "oppression" a town or territory in Manasseh and the home of Jeroboam same as tse.re.dah (צְרֵדָה "Zeredah" H6868) Another name of tsa.re.tan (צָֽרְתָן "Zarethan" H6891)
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=Zared, luxuriance; willow bush, a brook or valley communicating with the Dead Sea near its southern extremity (Num. 21:12; Deut. 2:14). It is called the “brook of the willows” (Isa. 15:7) and the “river of the wilderness” (Amos 6:14). It has been identified with the Wady el-Aksy.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.