Συχάρ
Suchar
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Suchar is the city in Samaria named as the place Jesus came to in John 4:5.
The attested use identifies a city of Samaria, located near the place associated in the verse with Jacob's gift to Joseph.
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A Samaritan city named as Jesus' destination · dominant
In John 4:5, the accusative singular feminine form occurs after his coming to a city of Samaria; the APB renders the clause, "He comes therefore to a city of Samaria called Sychar," and further locates it near the place Jacob gave to Joseph.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 4:5, the APB presents the term as the name of a city: "called Sychar." The verse is read as a whole, but the surrounding clause identifies the place as a city of Samaria.