2218. Zered

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Zered: Zered

Original Word: זֶרֶד
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Zered
Pronunciation: ZE-red
Phonetic Spelling: (zeh'-red)
Definition: Zered
Meaning: Zered

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Zared, Zered

From an unused root meaning to be exuberant in growth; lined with shrubbery; Zered, a brook East of the Dead Sea -- Zared, Zered.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a wadi E. of the Dead Sea
NASB Translation
Zered (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

זֶ֫רֶד proper name, of a river (√ dubious; on form compare Lg^{BN 77}) — נַחַל זֶ֫רֶד Deuteronomy 2:13; נַחַל זָרֶ֑ד Numbers 21:12 (JE), Deuteronomy 2:13,14; identification disputed; Rob^{BR ii. 157} proposes Wady-el-Aµsy (= נַחַל הָעֲרָבִים Isaiah 15:7), between Moab & Edom; < either Sail Sa±îde (Kn), chief source of Arnon from southeast (Burckh^{Syrien, 635}), or west Kerak (Ges Ke Di); so also GASm^{Geog. 557}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: The origin of the word זֶרֶד is uncertain, but it is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for זֶרֶד (Zered) as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a geographical location not directly translated into Greek in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: The term זֶרֶד is used in the context of a geographical location, specifically a brook or valley that the Israelites encountered during their wilderness journey. It is mentioned in the context of the Israelites' travels and encampments.

Context: The brook or valley of Zered is a significant geographical landmark mentioned in the biblical narrative of the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. It is located in the region of Moab, near the border of Edom. The Israelites crossed the brook Zered as they traveled from Kadesh to the plains of Moab, marking a transition in their wilderness wanderings. This crossing is noted in the Book of Numbers and Deuteronomy, highlighting the end of a 38-year period of wandering in the desert. The brook Zered is associated with the southern boundary of Moab and is identified with the modern Wadi al-Hasa, which flows into the Dead Sea. The crossing of the Zered is a significant event, as it symbolizes the nearing fulfillment of God's promise to bring the Israelites into the land of Canaan.

Biblical References:
• Numbers 21:12: "From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered."
• Deuteronomy 2:13-14: "Now get up and cross the Zered Valley. So we crossed the Zered Valley. The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed the Zered Valley was thirty-eight years, until the entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them."

Forms and Transliterations

זֶ֔רֶד זָ֑רֶד זָֽרֶד׃ זרד זרד׃ zā·reḏ Zared zāreḏ ze·reḏ Zered zereḏ

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 21:12
HEB: וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּנַ֥חַל זָֽרֶד׃
NAS: out and camped in Wadi Zered.
KJV: and pitched in the valley of Zared.
INT: and camped Wadi Zered

Deuteronomy 2:13
HEB: אֶת־ נַ֣חַל זָ֑רֶד וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־
NAS: the brook Zered yourselves.' So we crossed over
KJV: the brook Zered. And we went over
INT: and cross the brook Zered over the brook

Deuteronomy 2:13
HEB: אֶת־ נַ֥חַל זָֽרֶד׃
NAS: the brook Zered.
KJV: And we went over the brook Zered.
INT: over the brook Zered

Deuteronomy 2:14
HEB: אֶת־ נַ֣חַל זֶ֔רֶד שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה
NAS: the brook Zered was thirty-eight
KJV: the brook Zered, [was] thirty
INT: crossed the brook Zered thirty and eight

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2218
4 Occurrences

zā·reḏ — 3 Occ.
ze·reḏ — 1 Occ.