שופטים, פרק ב׳, פסוק ט׳

The final resting place of the leader was established within the borders of his private inheritance, located in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. The specific name of this burial site carries a dual significance, understood through both practical and symbolic lenses.

From a linguistic standpoint, the site's name is simply a variation of its original title. While the area is known in the Book of Joshua as Timnath-serah, it is also referred to as Timnath-heres. This difference is the result of a natural swapping of letters within the word, a common linguistic occurrence found elsewhere in biblical texts [מצודת ציון].

However, another approach views the name as a profound eulogy rather than a simple geographic marker. In this context, the word used for the location also translates to "sun." This hints that an image of the sun was placed upon his grave to express a deep, collective sadness. The monument served as a poignant reminder of human mortality: it is a tragic reality that such a monumental figure, who once possessed the power to make the sun stand still in the sky, now lies motionless in the earth like any ordinary person [רש״י].