H8646 תֶּרַח (Terach) teh'-rakh

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Terah

Biblical Persons & Places

Terah Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.24; referred to as Terah (תֶּ֫רַח), or Terah (KJV= Thara) (Θάρα); a son of Nahor; father of Abraham, Nahor, Haran and Sarah.

Terah Terah= near Mount Hor_1 (Hor_Mount@Num.20.22-Deu=H2023G)

A location near Hor Mount first mentioned at Num.33.27; only referred to as Terah (תֶּ֫רַח).

Strong's Definition

Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert

Derivation: of uncertain derivation;

KJV Usage: Tarah, Terah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Terah = "station"

n pr m

1) the father of Abraham

Tarah = "delay"

n pr loc

2) a station of Israel in the wilderness

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2291

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תֶּ֫רַח (te.rach) — Terah. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.24; son of: Nahor (H5152); father of: Abraham (H0085), Nahor (H5152H), Haran (H2039) and Sarah (H8283) Also named: Thara (Θάρα "Terah" G2291) § Terah = "station" 1) the father of Abraham Tarah = "delay" 2) a station of Israel in the wilderness

תֶּ֫רַח (te.rach) — Terah.

§ Terah = "station" a station of Israel in the wilderness

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

תֶּרַח (H8646) — תָּרַח

name

Names of People

Terah = man; ◄ son of Nahor; descendant of Shem; ► father of Abram, Abraham

GEN 11:24 · GEN 11:25 · GEN 11:26 · GEN 11:27 · GEN 11:27 · GEN 11:28 · GEN 11:31 · GEN 11:32 · GEN 11:32 · JOS 24:2 · 1CH 1:26

Names of Locations

Terah = location ◄ in Sinai peninsula, between Tahath and Mithkah; ► Israelites encamped there on their way from Egypt to Canaan

NUM 33:27 · NUM 33:28

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תֶּ֫רַח n.pr. m. father of Abraham

loc. station of Exodus journey

base

Bible Occurrences (11)

11:24 11:25 11:26 11:27 11:28 11:31 11:32

33:27 33:28

24:2

1:26

Genesis 11:24

When Nahor was 29... years old, he became the father of Terah.

Genesis 11:25

And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119......... years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:26

When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Genesis 11:27

This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.

Genesis 11:28

During... his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

Genesis 11:31

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 11:32

Terah lived... 205...... years, and he died... in Haran.

Numbers 33:27

They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.