765. Aran
Strong's Lexicon
Aran: Aran

Original Word: אֲרָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Aran
Pronunciation: ah-RAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-awn')
Definition: Aran
Meaning: Aran

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be agile or active.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Aran is mentioned in Genesis 36:28, within the genealogical records of the descendants of Seir the Horite. This passage is part of a larger section detailing the lineage of Esau, who is also known as Edom.

- Genesis 36:28 (BSB): "These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran."

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Aran, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun. However, genealogical names in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) may have transliterated forms.

Usage: Aran is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.

Cultural and Historical Background: It refers specifically to a descendant of Seir the Horite, who is mentioned in the genealogies of the Edomites.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
an Edomite
NASB Translation
Aran (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲרָן proper name, masculine a descendant of Esau (? Aramaic wild-goat) Genesis 36:28 = 1 Chronicles 1:42 (see also דִּישָׁן).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Aran

From ranan; stridulous; Aran, an Edomite -- Aran.

see HEBREW ranan

Forms and Transliterations
וַאֲרָֽן׃ וארן׃ vaaRan wa’ărān wa·’ă·rān
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 36:28
HEB: דִישָׁ֖ן ע֥וּץ וַאֲרָֽן׃
NAS: of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
KJV: of Dishan [are] these; Uz, and Aran.
INT: of Dishan Uz and Aran

1 Chronicles 1:42
HEB: דִישׁ֖וֹן ע֥וּץ וַאֲרָֽן׃ פ
NAS: of Dishan [were] Uz and Aran.
KJV: of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
INT: Dishon Uz and Aran

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 765
2 Occurrences


wa·’ă·rān — 2 Occ.















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