Kartan — the meaning of the Hebrew name קַרְתָּן

קַרְתָּן

Qartân · pronounced kar-tawn' · Strong's H7178 · a place

Kartan means city-plot.

Built from

קֶרֶת qereth (from, H7176) — a city open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H7176; city-plot; Kartan, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 21:32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth–dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. (KJV)

Every verse that names Kartan

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

Josh 21:32

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