Ornan — the meaning of the Hebrew name אׇרְנָן

אׇרְנָן

ʼOrnân · pronounced or-nawn' · Strong's H771 · a man

Ornan means strong.

Built from

אֹרֶן ʼôren (probably from, H766) — the ash tree (from its toughness) open in the lexicon ›

אֲרַוְנָה ʼĂravnâh (see, H728) — Aravnah (or Arnijah or Ornah), a Jebusite open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

probably from H766; strong; Ornan, a Jebusite.

First appearance

1Chr 21:15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ornan

10 occurrences in 10 verses — 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

1Chr 21:151Chr 21:181Chr 21:201Chr 21:211Chr 21:221Chr 21:231Chr 21:241Chr 21:251Chr 21:282Chr 3:1

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