- Original: Σάρεπτα - Transliteration: Sarepta - Phonetic: sar'-ep-tah - Definition: Sarepta = smelting 1. the Greek name for Zarephath, a Phoenician town between Tyre and Sidon, but nearer Sidon - Origin: of hebrew origin H6886 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [ H6886 ]; Sarepta (that is Tsarephath) a place in Palestine: - Sarepta.