Greek

Haran

ΧαρράνStrong’s G5488

Charran

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Charran is the Greek word usually translated “haran”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,”

Acts 7:2 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “haran”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

haran 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 2

1 book in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Acts 7:4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

Greek dictionary

Χαρράν Charran · Haran

χαρράν indecl. (in FlJ., Ant., i, 16, 1, Κάρρα, -ας, ib. 6, 5, Χαρρά, -ᾶς; so LXX: Gen.29:4 E, Eze.27:28 B, elsewhere -άνHeb. חָרָן), Haran, a town in N.W. Mesopotamia: Act.7:2, 4.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.