שַׁעֲרַיִם Shaʻărayim
Meaning
Shaarajim, a place in Palestine
In the King James Version: Shaaraim.
Derivation: dual of H8179 (שַׁעַר); double gates;
Where it is used
- Joshua 15:36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
- 1 Samuel 17:52 Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
- 1 Chronicles 4:31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.