El-paran — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֵיל פָּארָן

אֵיל פָּארָן

ʼÊyl Pâʼrân · pronounced ale paw-rawn' · Strong's H364 · a place

El-paran means oak of Paran.

Built from

אַיִל ʼayil (from, H352) — properly, strength open in the lexicon ›

פָּארָן Pâʼrân (and, H6290) — ornamental open in the lexicon ›

from H352 and H6290; oak of Paran; El-Paran, a portion of the district of Paran.

Gen 14:6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El–paran, which is by the wilderness. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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