Tsarethanצרתנ
In the Bible
A biblical toponym — Tsarethan — attested in Josh 3:16 (2 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Josh 3:16 on Sefaria →וַיַּֽעַמְד֡וּ הַמַּ֩יִם֩ הַיֹּרְדִ֨ים מִלְמַ֜עְלָה קָ֣מוּ נֵד־אֶחָ֗ד הַרְחֵ֨ק מְאֹ֜ד (באדם) [מֵֽאָדָ֤ם] הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִצַּ֣ד צָֽרְתָ֔ן וְהַיֹּרְדִ֗ים עַ֣ל יָ֧ם הָעֲרָבָ֛ה יָם־הַמֶּ֖לַח תַּ֣מּוּ נִכְרָ֑תוּ וְהָעָ֥ם עָבְר֖וּ נֶ֥גֶד יְרִיחֽוֹ׃
the waters coming down from upstream piled up in a single heap a great way off, atbat So kethib; qere “from.” Adam, the town next to Zarethan; and those flowing away downstream to the Sea of the Arabah (the Dead Sea) ran out completely. So the people crossed near Jericho.
Facts
| Type | place (toponym) |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 740 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 2 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Tsarethan appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1994 | Pisces | 3 |