Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H6886
צָֽרְפַת
tsa.re.phat · “Zarephath”
Used 3 times across 2 books
Definition
Zarephath = "refinery"
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)
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)
Where it appears
1 Kings2
Obadiah1
In the text
1 Kings 17:9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.1 Kings 17:10So 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 1:20And 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.
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