Hebrew word · H242

אֻזֵּן שֶׁאֱרָה

'uzen

Uzzen-sheerah

A town name found only here, meaning roughly 'Uzzen of Sheerah'. The first part is uncertain (possibly from 'ōzen 'ear', used of a spur of land). The second part is the founder's name.

Appears 2 times in 1 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

§ Uzzen Sherah = "portion of Sherah"

city built by Sherah, Ephraim's daughter

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of 1 Chronicles 7:24

Range of meaning

A town name found only here, meaning roughly 'Uzzen of Sheerah'. The first part is uncertain (possibly from 'ōzen 'ear', used of a spur of land). The second part is the founder's name.

Against the English

Translations transliterate it. Hyphenated forms ('Uzzen-sheerah') keep the clue that the town bears her name, while separated forms ('Uzzen Sheerah', WEB) make that a little harder to see.

Used elsewhere in the period

There is no other biblical mention. Some geographers suggest Beit Sira, a village near the Beth-horons, whose name may preserve 'Sheerah', but this is not certain.

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 2

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:24 אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃ Uzzen, Sheerah

    His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.

    Here: The first half of a town name found only here. Its meaning is uncertain. It is sometimes linked to 'ōzen, 'ear', perhaps in the sense of a projecting spur of land, but this is a guess.

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