H6886: צָרְפַת
Tsârᵉphath · pronounced tsaq-ref-ath' · “Zarephath”
Definition
Tsarephath, a place in Palestine
KJV translates it as: Zarephath.
Word origin: from H6884 (צָרַף); refinement;
Extended definition
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)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6886 is translated
- towards ×2
- zarephath ×1
Bible verses with H6886 (Tsârᵉphath)
Tsârᵉphath appears in 3 verses.
- 1 Kings 17:9
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
- 1 Kings 17:10
So 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.
- Obadiah 1:20
And 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.