Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2218 |
|---|---|
| Word: | זֶרֶד |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to be exuberant in growth |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | Zered |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | zeh'-red |
| Meaning: | 1. lined with shrubbery 2. Zered, a brook East of the Dead Sea |
| KJV Renderings: | Zared, Zered. |
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זֶ֫רֶד proper name [of a river] (√ dubious; on form compare LgBN 77) — נַחַל זֶ֫רֶד Deut 2:13 נַחַל זָרֶ֑ד Num 21:12 ( J E ), Deut 2:13 ; Deut 2:14 identification disputed; RobBR ii. 157 proposes Wady-el-Aµsy (= נַחַל הָעֲרָבִים Isa 15:7), between Moab & Edom; < either Sail Sa±îde (Kn), chief source of Arnon from southeast (BurckhSyrien, 635), or west Kerak (Ges Ke Di); so also GASmGeog. 557 .
