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Paran — the meaning of the Hebrew name פָּארָן

פָּארָן

Pâʼrân · pronounced paw-rawn' · Strong's H6290 · a place

Paran means ornamental.

Built from

פָּאַר pâʼar (from, H6286) — to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6286; ornamental; Paran, a desert of Arabia.

First appearance

Gen 21:21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. (KJV)

Every verse that names Paran

10 occurrences in 10 verses — Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, Habakkuk

Gen 21:21Num 10:12Num 12:16Num 13:3Num 13:26Deut 1:1Deut 33:21Sam 25:11Kgs 11:18Hab 3:3

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