Biblical Persons & Places
Haran
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.46;
only referred to as Haran (חָרָן);
son of Caleb and Ephah;
a brother of Moza and Gazez;
half-brother of: Hur, Jesher, Shobab, Ardon, Mesha, Sheber, Tirhanah, Regem(?), Jotham(?), Geshan(?), Pelet(?), Ephah(?), Shaaph(?), Shaaph, Sheva and Achsah;
father of Gazez.
Haran
Haran
A location first mentioned at Gen.11.31;
referred to as Haran (חָרָן), or Haran (NIV= Harran) (Χαρράν).
Strong's Definition
Charan, the name of a man and also of a place
Derivation: from H2787 (חָרַר); parched;
KJV Usage: Haran.
TWOT Reference: 747
Outline of Biblical Usage
Haran = "mountaineer"
n pr m
1) a son of Caleb by his concubine Ephah
n pr loc
2) 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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חָרָן
chârân
BDB Definition:
Haran = mountaineer
1) a son of Caleb by his concubine Ephah (noun proper masculine)
2) 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 (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2787
Same Word by TWOT Number: 747
Total KJV Occurrences: 12