Lexicon Charan: Haran Original Word: חָרָן Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Haran From charar; parched; Charan, the name of a man and also of a place -- Haran. see HEBREW charar Brown-Driver-Briggs I. חָרָן proper name, of a location city in northern Mesopotamia (Assyrian —arrânu = 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 Terah 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 –arrana (#NAME?), SchrCOT on Genesis 11:31; Genesis 27:43 ᵐ5 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); ᵐ5 Αρραν, ᵐ5L Ωρων (Sabean proper name חרן DHMEpigr. Dakam. 56). חוֺרֹן, חֹרֹן see בֵּית חוֺרֹן above Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָרַר (charar), meaning "to burn" or "to be hot."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Strong's Greek entry is G5488, Χαρράν (Charran), which is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Haran. This term appears in the New Testament in Acts 7:2, 4, where Stephen recounts the history of the patriarchs, mentioning Haran as the place where Abraham's father died and from which Abraham was called by God to move to the Promised Land. Usage: Charan is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a significant location in the narrative of the patriarchs. It is mentioned in the context of the journeys of Abraham and his family. Context: Charan, or Haran, is a city located in the region of Paddan-aram, which is part of ancient Mesopotamia. It is notably mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the place where Terah, the father of Abraham, settled with his family after leaving Ur of the Chaldeans. Haran is significant in the biblical narrative as the place where God called Abraham to leave his family and go to the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:1-4). It is also the location where Abraham's brother Nahor settled, and where Abraham's servant found Rebekah, Isaac's wife (Genesis 24:10). Additionally, Jacob fled to Haran to escape Esau's wrath and worked for Laban, his mother's brother, for many years (Genesis 28:10; 29:4). The city is associated with trade and commerce, as indicated by its mention in Ezekiel 27:23 as a trading partner of Tyre. Haran's historical and geographical significance is underscored by its location on major trade routes connecting Mesopotamia with the Mediterranean. Forms and Transliterations בְּחָרָֽן׃ בְחָרָ֑ן בחרן בחרן׃ וְחָרָ֖ן וחרן חָרָ֑ן חָרָ֖ן חָרָ֤ן חָרָ֥ן חָרָֽנָה׃ חרן חרנה׃ מֵחָרָ֖ן מֵחָרָֽן׃ מחרן מחרן׃ bə·ḥā·rān ḇə·ḥā·rān bechaRan bəḥārān ḇəḥārān chaRan chaRanah ḥā·rā·nāh ḥā·rān ḥārān ḥārānāh mê·ḥā·rān mechaRan mêḥārān vechaRan wə·ḥā·rān wəḥārānLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 11:31 HEB: וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ עַד־ חָרָ֖ן וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃ NAS: as far as Haran, and settled KJV: and they came unto Haran, and dwelt INT: went far Haran and settled there Genesis 11:32 Genesis 12:4 Genesis 12:5 Genesis 27:43 Genesis 28:10 Genesis 29:4 2 Kings 19:12 1 Chronicles 2:46 1 Chronicles 2:46 Isaiah 37:12 Ezekiel 27:23 12 Occurrences |
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