צָרְתָןTsârᵉthân
proper name [of a location]: in Jordan valley, near ford, exact site unknown (Joshua 3:16; 1 Kings 7:46; 2 Chronicles 4:17; 1 Kings 4:12; Judges 7:22)
Pronunciation: tsaw-reth-awn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6891
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Joshua 3:16 the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.
- 1 Kings 4:12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to Jokmeam.
- 1 Kings 7:46 The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).