ΧΑΡΡΑΝ, χαρραν
CHARHRAN, charhran
Sounds Like: KHAR-ran
Translations: Haran, Charran
From the root: ΧΑΡΡΑΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun referring to Haran, an ancient city in Mesopotamia, located in modern-day Turkey. It is significant in biblical history as a place where Abraham settled for a time after leaving Ur of the Chaldees, before continuing his journey to Canaan. It is also the name of a person, a son of Caleb and a descendant of Seir.
Inflection: Singular, Indeclinable
Strong’s number: G5488 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 11:31, 11:32, 12:4, 12:5, 27:43, 28:10, 29:4, 36:26
- 2 Kings — 19:12
- 1 Chronicles — 1:41
- Isaiah — 37:12
- Amos — 1:5
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΧΑΡΡΑΝ, appear in our texts.
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