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H6886

צָֽרְפַת

tsa.re.phatN:N--L

Zarephath

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)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

צָֽרְפַת proper name, of a location Σαρεπτα: on coast south of Sidon (? smelting-place; on strange form compare LagBN 84; Assyrian ‚ariptu DlPa 284 COT1Kgs 17:9; Egyptian Da-ïra-pu-ti WMMAs.u.Eur.184); — ׳צ Obad 1:20 צָֽרְפָ֫תָה 1Kgs 17:9; 1Kgs 17:10 (so Gi; פַ֫תָה- van d. H. Baer); modern ‚arfend RobBR ii. 474 ff. PietschmPhön. 58 f..

3 occurrences

I Kings (2), Obadiah (1)