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shoÌ„r: (1) חוף, hÌ£oÌ„ph, always of the Mediterranean, variously translated “haven,†“beach,†“shore,†“sea-shore,†“coast,†“sea coast†(; ; ; ; ; ). (2) שׂפה, saÌ„phaÌ„h, literally, “lipâ€; compare Arabic shafat, “lipâ€; of the sand upon the seashore, a figure of multitude (; ; ; ; ; ); the shore of the Red Sea or Gulf of ‛AkÌ£abah by Ezion-geber (; ); the brink of the River Nile (, ); the edge (the King James Version “brinkâ€) of the valley of Arnon (). (3) קצה, kÌ£aÌ„ceh, literally, “end,†“extremity,†the uttermost part (the King James Version “shoreâ€) of the Salt Sea (); ×”×רץ קצה, kÌ£eceÌ„h haÌ„-'aÌ„rec, “the end of the earth†(); compare Arabic 'akÌ£aÌ‚ṣı̂-l-'ardÌ£, “the uttermost parts of the earth.†(4) χεῖλος, cheıÌlos, literally, “lip,†“as the sand which is by the seashore†(). (5) αἰγιαλοÌÏ‚, aigialoÌs, the beach (the King James Version “shoreâ€) of the Sea of Galilee (, ; ); of the Mediterranean (; , ). (6) ἆσσον παÏελεÌγοντο τὴν ΚÏηÌτην, aÌsson pareleÌgonto teÌ„Ìn KreÌ„ÌteÌ„n, doubtful reading, “sailed along Crete, close in shore†(the King James Version “sailed along by Creteâ€) (). See COAST; HAVEN; SAND.