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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Sharon
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Sabtah Sabteca Salem Salu (Sallu) Samson Samuel Sarah, Sarai satan Saul Seba Seir Sephar Serug Seth Shaddai Sharon Sheba Shechem Shelah Sheleph Shem Shiloah, Siloam Shiloh Shimea Shimei Shinar Shisha Shoshannah Shuah Siddim Sidon Simeon Sin Sinite/ Sinim Sinai Sisera Sitnah Sodom Solomon Succoth Susa Susan/Susannah |
Sharon
The name Sharon belongs to two separate regions: one is a pasture land east of the Jordan occupied to the sons of Gad (1 Ch 5:16), the other is the plain that covered much of the north coast of Israel (1 Chr 27:29). The famous phrase "I am the Rose of Sharon," is exclaimed by the bride of the Song Of Solomon (SS 2:1 - see note below). The only other book in the Bible in which the name Sharon occurs is Isaiah (33:9, 35:2 and 65:10). |
(shiryon 2466a), body armor, but why a plain would be named Body Armor is not clear. The coastal plain of Sharon was proverbial for beauty. Perhaps it reminded people of the shiny appearance of a soldier dressed up in full regalia.
(shrh 2463-2466), which lies very close to the untranslated but very attractive root 
(shrr 2469). This latter root yields the following derivations: 
(shor 2469a), umbilical cord, 
(sharir 2469c), sinew or muscle, 
(sherirut 2469d), stubbornness. These verbally related items seem to be practically related by a general hardness or toughness, but that doesn't seem to be applicable to the Plain of Sharon right away. Perhaps an even deeper consistency lies in a general attachment; the umbilical cord, the sinew. Stubbornness may be stylized into a holding fast to "own counsel" (Jer 7:24), and both a bracelet and body armor are closely connected to the body. Perhaps the bracelet shows yet another form of attachment, namely between the wearer and the giver of it. Perhaps the Plain of Sharon was so beautiful that the inhabitants named it Attachment. That explanation would certainly connect to the bride of the Song, who deliberately identifies herself with a certain flower of Sharon. 
(habasselet 596.1) and denotes a crocus or meadow saffron. But the nod towards the actual plant is eclipsed by the wonderful way this word may fall apart to a creative audience:
(habab 589) is a rare word, used only once in the Bible (Deut 33:3). It means love in the sense of the love that God feels for the people. A derivation is the word 
(hob 589a), a rare word meaning bosom (Job 31:33).
(salal 1921) means to grow dark and derivation 
(sel 1921a) means shadow.
