Charran Χαρράν
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| Χαρράν | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Charran |
| Strong's number | G5488 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Haran |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Charran (Greek Χαρράν, Strong's G5488) is a place name in the New Testament, glossed “Haran”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
χαρράν
indecl. (in FlJ., Ant., i, 16, 1, Κάρρα, -ας, ib. 6, 5, Χαρρά, -ᾶς; so LXX: Gen.29:4 E, Eze.27:28 B, elsewhere -άνHeb. חָרָן), Haran, a town in N.W. Mesopotamia: Act.7:2, 4.†
(AS)
indecl. (in FlJ., Ant., i, 16, 1, Κάρρα, -ας, ib. 6, 5, Χαρρά, -ᾶς; so LXX: Gen.29:4 E, Eze.27:28 B, elsewhere -άνHeb. חָרָן), Haran, a town in N.W. Mesopotamia: Act.7:2, 4.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | charran (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | haran (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Charran, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 7:2And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- Acts 7:4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).