seirath Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
seirath in Easton's Bible Dictionary
woody district; shaggy, a place among the mountains of Ephraim, bordering on Benjamin, to which Ehud fled after he had assassinated Eglon at Jericho (Judg. 3:26, 27).
seirath in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(the shaggy), the place to which Ehud fled after his murder of Eglon. #Jud 3:26,27| It was in "Mount Ephraim," ver. 27, a continuation, perhaps, of the same wooded, shaggy hills which stretched even so far south as to enter the territory of Judah, #Jos 15:10| (It is probably the same place as MOUNT SEIR, 2.)
seirath in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SE'IRATH (she-goat), the place of refuge whither Ehud fled after his murder of Eglon. Jud 3:26-27. Perhaps it may be found in Mount Ephraim, a continuation of the rugged bushy hills which stretched to Judah's northern boundary.
seirath in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Where Ehud fled after murdering Eglon, and gathered Israel to attack the Moabites at Jericho. In Mount Ephraim, a continuation of the rugged, bushy ("like hair") hills which stretched to Judah's northern boundary (Joshua 15:10; Judges 3:26-27).