How to Pronounce Zemaraim
Zeh-mah-RIGH-im
Zemaraim is pronounced Zeh-mah-RIGH-im (ˌzɛməˈreɪɪm): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: ZEM-uh-RAY-im.
What does Zemaraim mean?
Zemaraim means “wool; pith”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Zemaraim?
(1.) A town of Benjamin (Josh. 18:22); now the ruin, rather two ruins, es-Sumrah, 4 miles north of Jericho. (2.) A mount in the highlands of Ephraim, to the north of Jerusalem (2 Chr. 13:4-20). Here the armies of Abijah and Jeroboam engaged in a bloody battle, which issued in the total defeat of the king of Israel, who never “recovered strength again,” and soon after died.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
ZEM-uh-RAY-im
Found in Scripture
Other names from Joshua
In other languages
Hear the Book of Joshua read aloud
The full book, narrated over an ambient score. Free on your platform.