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Shaarayim <a href="../hebrew/8190.htm" title="8190">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Shaarayim: Shaarayim</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שַׁעֲרַיִם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Sha`arayim<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shah-ah-rah-yeem<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shah-ar-ah'-yim)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Shaarayim<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Shaarajim<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root שַׁעַר (sha'ar), meaning "gate" or "door."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Shaarayim, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of "gates" can be related to Greek words like πυλών (pylon), meaning "gate" or "portal."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Shaarayim means "two gates" or "double gates." It is used in the Bible as the name of a town in the territory of Judah.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Shaarayim was a town located in the Shephelah, the lowland region of Judah. The name suggests a location with significant or notable gates, possibly indicating a fortified city or a place of strategic importance. In ancient times, gates were crucial for defense and commerce, serving as points of entry and exit, as well as places for legal and social gatherings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm">shaar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>two cities in Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>maid (2), Shaaraim (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שַׁעֲרַ֫יִם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location 1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in the Shephelah of Judah</b></font> (Buhl<sup>Geogr. 194</sup>) <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-36.htm">Joshua 15:36</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σακαρειμ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σεβαρειμ</font>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">דֶּרֶךְ שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17-52.htm">1 Samuel 17:52</a> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">τῶν πυλῶν</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in the Negeb</b></font> (Simeon), <font class="hebrew2">וּבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-31.htm">1 Chronicles 4:31</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σεωρειμ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σααριμ</font>; = <font class="hebrew2">שָׁרוּחֶ֑ן</font> (q. v.) <a href="/interlinear/joshua/19-6.htm">Joshua 19:6</a>, and perhaps <font class="hebrew2">שִׁלְחִיוֺ</font> (in Negeb of Judah) <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-32.htm">Joshua 15:32</a>; Buhl<sup>Geogr. m. 185</sup>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Shaaraim <p>Dual of <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm">sha'ar</a>; double gates; Shaarajim, a place in Palestine -- Shaaraim. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm">sha'ar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְשַׁעֲרַ֙יִם֙ וּֽבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִם ובשערים ושערים שַׁעֲרַ֔יִם שערים ša‘ărayim ša·‘ă·ra·yim shaaRayim ū·ḇə·ša·‘ă·rā·yim ūḇəša‘ărāyim uveshaaRayim veshaaRayim wə·ša·‘ă·ra·yim wəša‘ărayim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joshua/15-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 15:36</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְשַׁעֲרַ֙יִם֙ </b> וַעֲדִיתַ֔יִם וְהַגְּדֵרָ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and Shaaraim</span> and Adithaim and Gederah<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Sharaim,</span> and Adithaim,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">and Shaaraim</span> and Adithaim and Gederah<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/17-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 17:52</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ <b> שַׁעֲרַ֔יִם </b> וְעַד־ גַּ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> along the way <span class="itali">to Shaaraim,</span> even to Gath<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> by the way <span class="itali">to Shaaraim,</span> even unto Gath,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Philistines the way <span class="itali">to Shaaraim</span> far to Gath<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבְבֵ֥ית בִּרְאִ֖י <b> וּֽבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִם </b> אֵ֥לֶּה עָרֵיהֶ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Beth-biri <span class="itali">and Shaaraim.</span> These<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and at Bethbirei, <span class="itali">and at Shaaraim.</span> These [were] their cities<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Hazar-susim Beth-biri <span class="itali">and Shaaraim</span> These their cities<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8189.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8189.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8189<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shaarayim_8189.htm">ša·‘ă·ra·yim — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uveshaarayim_8189.htm">ū·ḇə·ša·‘ă·rā·yim — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veshaarayim_8189.htm">wə·ša·‘ă·ra·yim — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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