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Haran — the meaning of the Hebrew name הָרָן

הָרָן

Hârân · pronounced haw-rawn' · Strong's H2039 · a man and a place

Haran means mountaineer.

Built from

הַר har (perhaps from, H2022) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

perhaps from H2022; mountaineer; Haran, the name of two men.

First appearance

Gen 11:26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. (KJV)

Every verse that names Haran

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 11:26Gen 11:27Gen 11:28Gen 11:29Gen 11:311Chr 23:9

Other people or places called Haran

Haran (H2771) — parched

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