ΧΑΡΑΝ, χαραν
CHARAN, charan
Sounds Like: kha-RAHN
Translations: joy, a joy, delight, a delight, gladness, a gladness
From the root: ΧΑΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: ΧΑΡΑΝ is the accusative singular form of the noun ΧΑΡΑ (chará), meaning 'joy,' 'delight,' or 'gladness.' It is used when 'joy' is the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions in a sentence.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5479 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 104:12
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:52
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 63:2
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 9:22
- Tobit — 7:17, 13:16
- Psalms — 29:12
- Wisdom — 8:16
- Sirach — 1:12
- Isaiah — 39:2
- Jeremiah — 15:16
- Joel — 1:12
- Jonah — 4:6
- Zechariah — 8:19
- Matthew — 2:10, 25:21, 25:23
- Luke — 2:10
- John — 16:20, 16:22, 17:13
- Acts of the Apostles — 15:3
- Philippians — 1:25, 2:2
- Philemon — 1:7
- James — 1:2
- 3 John — 1:4
- Shepherd of Hermas — 21:2
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 6:126
- Book 5 — 4:193
- Book 6 — 4:63, 13:281
- Book 7 — 10:252
- Book 9 — 4:72
- Book 11 — 4:83
- Book 18 — 9:366
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 15:4
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Esther — 9:22
- Tobit — 7:17, 13:14
- Psalms — 29:12
- Wisdom — 8:16
- Sirach — 1:12, 30:16
- Jeremiah — 15:16
- Joel — 1:12
- Jonah — 4:6
- Zechariah — 8:19
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 1 — 1:10
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 3 — 13:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 2:10, 25:21, 25:23
- Luke — 2:10
- John — 16:20, 16:21, 16:22, 17:13
- Acts — 15:3
- Philippians — 1:25, 2:2
- Philemon — 1:7
- James — 1:2
- 3 John — 1:4
From the same root
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