Tsârᵉphath — H6886

Definition

locative proper noun

Tsarephath, a place in Palestine

1. Zarephath = "refinery"
2. a city on the coast south of Sidon and the residence of Elijah during the last part of the drought; modern 'Sura-fend'

Usually translated as

Zarephath

Origin

from H6884; refinement

• Derived from Tsâraph (H6884)

Greek equivalents

• Sárepta (G4558)

Occurrences

Tsârᵉphath occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (2), Obadiah (1)

• 1 Kings 17:9 — Arise, get thee to Zarephath (צָרְפַ֙תָה֙), 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 (צָרְפַ֗תָה). 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 (צָ֣רְפַ֔ת); and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.