Charan חָרָן
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| חָרָן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | charan |
| Strong's number | H2771 (H2771A, H2771B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Haran |
| Occurrences | 12 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (7) |
Charan (Hebrew חָרָן, Strong's H2771) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Haran”. It occurs 12 times.
Definition
H2771A: Haran
Haran = "mountaineer"
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
Also named: Charran (Χαρράν "Haran" G5488)
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
Also named: Charran (Χαρράν "Haran" G5488)
H2771B: Haran
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.46;
son of: Caleb (H3612H) and Ephah (H5891H);
brother of: Moza (H4162) and Gazez (H1495);
half-brother of: Hur (H2354), Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@1Ch.2.42 (H4337), Jahdai (H3056), Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H), Sheva (H7724) and Achsah (H5915H);
father of: Gazez (H1495H)
§ Haran = "mountaineer"
a son of Caleb by his concubine Ephah
son of: Caleb (H3612H) and Ephah (H5891H);
brother of: Moza (H4162) and Gazez (H1495);
half-brother of: Hur (H2354), Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@1Ch.2.42 (H4337), Jahdai (H3056), Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H), Sheva (H7724) and Achsah (H5915H);
father of: Gazez (H1495H)
§ Haran = "mountaineer"
a son of Caleb by his concubine Ephah
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | haran (12) |
|---|---|
| BSB | haran (12) |
Verses
Every verse with Charan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 11:31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.
- Genesis 11:32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran.
- Genesis 12:4So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
- Genesis 12:5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
- Genesis 27:43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
- Genesis 28:10And Jacob went out from Beer–sheba, and went toward Haran.Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.
- Genesis 29:4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 19:12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 2:46And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 37:12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 27:23Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.
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).