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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 14 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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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 Gen 36:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:26 - The descendants of Dishon[fn] were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

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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 1:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:41 - The son of Anah was Dishon. The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan,[fn] Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

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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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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:5 - I will break down the gates of Damascus
and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven.
I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden,
and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,”
says the LORD.
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