5488. Charran
Strong's Lexicon
Charran: Haran

Original Word: Χαρράν
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Charran
Pronunciation: khar-RAN
Phonetic Spelling: (khar-hran')
Definition: Haran
Meaning: Haran.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew חָרָן (Charan)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H2771 (חָרָן, Charan)

Usage: Charran refers to the ancient city of Haran, a significant location in biblical narratives. It is primarily known as the place where Terah, the father of Abraham, settled with his family after leaving Ur of the Chaldeans. Haran is also the place where Abraham received God's call to continue to the land of Canaan.

Cultural and Historical Background: Haran was an important city in ancient Mesopotamia, located in what is now southeastern Turkey. It was a center of commerce and trade due to its strategic position on the trade routes between Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean. Haran was also a religious center dedicated to the moon god Sin, which reflects the polytheistic culture of the region during the time of the patriarchs.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Semitic origin, cf. Charan
Definition
Haran, a city in northwest Mesopotamia
NASB Translation
Haran (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5488: Χαρράν

Χαρράν (Hebrew חָרָן (i. e. (probably) 'parched', 'arid'), Genesis 11:31; Genesis 12:5; Genesis 27:43), Haran (so R. V.; A. V. (after the Greek) Charran), called Καρραι in Greek writings andCarroe in Latin, a city of Mesopotamia, of great antiquity and made famous by the defeat of Crassus: Acts 7:2, 4. Cf. Winers RWB, under the word; Vaihinger in Herzog 5:539; (Schultz in Herzog edition 2, under the word); Steiner in Sehenkel 2:592; Schrader in Riehm, p. 571.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Haran

Of Hebrew origin (Charan); Charrhan (i.e. Charan), a place in Mesopotamia -- Charran.

see HEBREW Charan

Forms and Transliterations
Χαρραν Χαρράν Charran Charrán
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 7:2 N
GRK: αὐτὸν ἐν Χαρράν
NAS: before he lived in Haran,
KJV: dwelt in Charran,
INT: him in Haran

Acts 7:4 N
GRK: κατῴκησεν ἐν Χαρράν κἀκεῖθεν μετὰ
NAS: and settled in Haran. From there,
KJV: in Charran: and from thence,
INT: he dwelt in Haran and from there after

Strong's Greek 5488
2 Occurrences


Χαρράν — 2 Occ.

















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