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Lexicon :: Strong's H2771 - ḥārān

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חָרָן
Transliteration
ḥārān
Pronunciation
kaw-rawn'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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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 Greek Version of the LXX 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); Greek Version of the LXX Αρραν, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) 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

H2771

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2771 matches the Hebrew חָרָן (ḥārān),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:31 - One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram’s wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran’s child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:32 - Terah lived for 205 years[fn] and died while still in Haran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:4 - So Abram departed as the LORD had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:5 - He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:43 - So listen carefully, my son. Get ready and flee to my brother, Laban, in Haran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:10 - Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:4 - Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, “Where are you from, my friends?”
“We are from Haran,” they answered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:12 - Have the gods of other nations rescued them—such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? My predecessors destroyed them all!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:46 - Caleb’s concubine Ephah gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:12 - Have the gods of other nations rescued them—such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? My predecessors destroyed them all!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:23 - “Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad came with their merchandise, too.
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