Bible Names

Sharon: meaning of the name

Sharon means “his plain; his song.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Sharon in Hebrew and Greek

שָׁרוֹן H8289

Shârôwn (shaw-rone') — plain, Sharon, the name of a place in Palestine

probably abridged from H3474 (יָשַׁר);

Places named Sharon

Sharon in Scripture

“Sharon” appears in 6 verses of the King James Version.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:16

    And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:29

    And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

  • Song of Solomon 2:1

    I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

  • Isaiah 33:9

    The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

  • Isaiah 35:2

    It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

  • Isaiah 65:10

    And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.