Midvash

שָׁרוֹןShârôwn

שָׁרוֺן: proper name [of a location]: Sharon, plain, level

Pronunciation: shaw-rone' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8289

Meanings

1. (with article), name of maritime plain on Mediterranean, from Joppa northward, noted for fertility (Isaiah 33:9; Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 65:10)

2. region east of Jordan (1 Chronicles 5:16; Deuteronomy 3:10)

לַשָּׁרוֺן: see שָׁרוֺן (Joshua 12:8)

שָׁרוֺן: proper name [of a location]: שָׁרוֺנִי, see ישׁר (1 Chronicles 27:29)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 12:18 The king of Aphek The king of Lasharon
  • 1 Chronicles 5:16 The Gadites lived in the land of Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and throughout all the pasturelands of Sharon.
  • 1 Chronicles 27:29 Shitrai from Sharon was in charge of the cattle on the Sharon Plain. Shaphat son of Adlai was responsible for the cattle in the valleys.
  • Song of Solomon 2:1 I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain, the lily of the valley.
  • Isaiah 33:9 The land of Israel wilts in mourning. Lebanon withers with shame. The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness. Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
  • Isaiah 35:2 Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. There the Lord will display his glory, the splendor of our God.
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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).