Tsarephat צָֽרְפַת
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| צָֽרְפַת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tsarephat |
| Strong's number | H6886 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Zarephath |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (2) |
Tsarephat (Hebrew צָֽרְפַת, Strong's H6886) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Zarephath”. It occurs 3 times.
Definition
Zarephath = "refinery"
a city on the coast south of Sidon and the residence of Elijah during the last part of the drought; modern 'Sura-fend'
Also named: Sarepta (Σάρεπτα "Zarephath" G4558)
a city on the coast south of Sidon and the residence of Elijah during the last part of the drought; modern 'Sura-fend'
Also named: Sarepta (Σάρεπτα "Zarephath" G4558)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | zarephath (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | zarephath (2), far as zarephath (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tsarephat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 17:9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
- 1 Kings 17:10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
Obadiah
- Obadiah 1:20And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).