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zē´reth-shā´har (צרת השּ×חר, cereth ha-shahÌ£aÌ„r; Codex Vaticanus ΣεÏεδὰ καὶ ΣειÌων, SeredaÌ kaÄ±Ì SeıÌoÌ„n, Codex Alexandrinus ΣὰÏθ καὶ ΣιωÌÏ, SaÌrth kaÄ±Ì SioÌ„Ìr): A town in the territory of Reuben, “in the mount of the valley,†named with Kiriathaim and Sibmah (). Perhaps in the name HÌ£ammat esÌ£-SÌ£ara, attaching to the hot springs near Macherus, there may be some echo of the ancient name; but no identification is possible.