Tsârᵉthân — H6891

Definition

locative proper noun

Tsarethan, a place in Palestine

1. Zarthan or Zaretan = "their distress"
2. a place in the Jordan valley where the river parted for Israel to pass over for the conquest of Canaan
1. site unknown

Usually translated as

Zarthan. q

Origin

perhaps for H6868

• Tsᵉrêdâh (H6868)

Occurrences

Tsârᵉthân occurs 3 times in the King James.

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

• Joshua 3:16 — That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan (צָֽרְתָ֔ן): and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
• 1 Kings 4:12 — Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah (צָרְתַ֜נָה) beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
• 1 Kings 7:46 — In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan (צָרְתָֽן).