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Lexicon :: Strong's H2771 - ḥārān

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חָרָן
Transliteration
ḥārān
Pronunciation
kaw-rawn'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָרַר (H2787)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 747

Strong’s Definitions

חָרָן Chârân, kaw-rawn'; from H2787; parched; Charan, the name of a man and also of a place:—Haran.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H2771 in the following manner: Haran (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H2771 in the following manner: Haran (12x).

  1. Haran = "mountaineer"

    proper masculine noun

    1. a son of Caleb by his concubine Ephah

      proper locative noun

    2. the city to which Abraham migrated when he left Ur of the Chaldees and where he stayed until his father died before leaving for the promised land; located in Mesopotamia in Padan-aram at the foot of Mount Masius between the Khabour and the Euphrates

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָרָן Chârân, kaw-rawn'; from H2787; parched; Charan, the name of a man and also of a place:—Haran.
STRONGS H2771: Abbreviations
† I. חָרָן proper name, of a location city in northern Mesopotamia (Assyrian ḫarrânu ＝road, path COTGloss; compare DlPa 185; JenKosmologie 28 'junction of trading-routes' ＝cross-roads) — mentioned as city of Abram's sojourn Genesis 11:31, where his father Teraḥ died Genesis 11:32, and whence he departed for Canaan Genesis 12:4, 5; where Laban, Jacob's uncle, lived, and whither Jacob fled Genesis 27:43; Genesis 28:10 (both חָרָ֫נָה), Genesis 29:4; as conquered by fathers of Sennacherib 2 Kings 19:12 ＝Isaiah 37:12; as place of trade Ezekiel 27:23; Assyrian ḫarrana (-ni), SchrCOT on Genesis 11:31; Genesis 27:43 Χαρραν. It was an ancient seat of worship of moon-god (Sin), see SchrKG 355, 596; see further ChwolsohnSsabier i, 303 ff. WüstenfeldZMG 1864, 443 f. SchrKG 355, 536 SachauReise 217 ff. MezGeschichte. d. Stadt Harran, 1892.

† II. חָרָן proper name, masculine son of Caleb of Judah 1 Chronicles 2:46 (twice in verse); Αρραν, Ωρων (Sabean proper name חרן DHMEpigr. Dakam. 56).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:31; 11:31; 11:32; 12:4; 12:5; 27:43; 27:43; 28:10; 29:4

2 Kings

19:12

1 Chronicles

2:46

Isaiah

37:12

Ezekiel

27:23