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Lexicon :: Strong's G5488 - charran

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Χαρράν
Transliteration
charran (Key)
Pronunciation
khar-hran'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin חָרָן (H2771)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
2x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
14x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Χαῤῥάν Charrhán, khar-hran'; of Hebrew origin (H2771); Charrhan (i.e. Charan), a place in Mesopotamia:—Charran.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5488 in the following manner: Charran (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5488 in the following manner: Charran (2x).
  1. Haran = "a mountaineer"

    1. a city in Mesopotamia, of great antiquity and made famous by the defeat of Crassus

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Χαῤῥάν Charrhán, khar-hran'; of Hebrew origin (H2771); Charrhan (i.e. Charan), a place in Mesopotamia:—Charran.
STRONGS G5488:
Χαρράν (Hebrew חָרָן (i. e. (probably) 'parched', 'arid'), Genesis 11:31; Genesis 12:5; Genesis 27:43), Haran (so R. V.; A. V. (after the Greek) Charran), called Καρραι in Greek writings andCarroe in Latin, a city of Mesopotamia, of great antiquity and made famous by the defeat of Crassus: Acts 7:2, 4. Cf. Winers RWB, under the word; Vaihinger in Herzog 5:539; (Schultz in Herzog edition 2, under the word); Steiner in Sehenkel 2:592; Schrader in Riehm, p. 571.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
11:31; 12:5; 27:43
Acts
7:2; 7:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5488 matches the Greek Χαρράν (charran),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - And Stephen said: “Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:4 - Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living.
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