Lasharon — the meaning of the Hebrew name שָׁרוֹן

שָׁרוֹן

Shârôwn · pronounced shaw-rone' · Strong's H8289 · a people · also spelled Sharon

Lasharon means plain.

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יָשַׁר yâshar (probably abridged from, H3474) — to be straight or even open in the lexicon ›

probably abridged from H3474; plain; Sharon, the name of a place in Palestine.

Josh 12:18 The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; (KJV)

7 occurrences in 7 verses — Joshua, 1 Chronicles, Song of Songs, Isaiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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