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SHAARAIM.—1. A town of Jadah, in the Shephçlah, mentioned in Jos_15:36. Some identify it with Khurbet S‘aîreh, west of Beit ‘Atâb; others with Zakarîya. Shaaraim is perhaps mentioned again in the pursuit of the Philistines after the death of Goliath (1Sa_17:52, RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ‘the two gates’). 2. A town of Simeon (1Ch_4:31); called Sharuhen in Jos_19:5, and Shilhim in Jos_15:32.