How to Pronounce Zoar
ZO-er
Zoar is pronounced ZO-er (ˈzəʊɑːr): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: ZOH-ar, ZOH-uhr, ZOH-ahr.
What does Zoar mean?
Zoar means “little; small”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Zoar?
Small, a town on the east or south-east of the Dead Sea, to which Lot and his daughters fled from Sodom (Gen. 19:22, 23). It was originally called Bela (14:2, 8). It is referred to by the prophets Isaiah (15:5) and Jeremiah (48:34). Its ruins are still seen at the opening of the ravine of Kerak, the Kir-Moab referred to in 2 Kings 3, the modern Tell esh-Shaghur.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
ZOH-ar
ZOH-uhr
ZOH-ahr
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