Lexicon
שֶׁאֱרָה
she.e.rah
H7609
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Sheerah

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she.e.rah is a personal name borne by a daughter identified as a builder of Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah.

The attested form is a proper personal name: in 1 Chronicles 7:24 it identifies a daughter whom the verse associates with building Lower Beth-horon, the upper one, and Uzzen-sheerah.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name of a daughter · dominant

    In 1 Chronicles 7:24, the form is tagged as a proper noun and identifies “His daughter” before the verse describes her building activity. The APB renders the clause “His daughter was Sheerah; she built Lower Beth-horon and the upper one, and Uzzen-sheerah.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 7:24, the APB presents the name as “Sheerah” in identifying the daughter; its wording is a translation.

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