Haran
הָרָןStrong’s H2039haran (ha-ran)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Haran is the Hebrew word usually translated “haran”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.”
Meaning
- Youngest son of Terah, brother of Abraham, father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah; born and died in Ur of the Chaldees
- A Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei
- A son of Caleb by the concubine Ephah
- Youngest son of Terah, brother of Abraham, father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah; born and died in Ur of the Chaldees
- A Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei
- A son of Caleb by the concubine Ephah
How it's translated
- haran 5
- and haran 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 5
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 11:27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
- Genesis 11:28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
- Genesis 11:29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
- Genesis 11:31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
- 1 Chronicles 23:9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
Hebrew dictionary
הָרָן haran · Haran
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26; son of: Terah (H8646); brother of: Abraham (H0085), Nahor (H5152H) and Sarah (H8283); father of: Lot (H3876), Milcah (H4435) and Iscah (H3252) § Haran = "mountaineer" 1) youngest son of Terah, brother of Abraham, father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah; born and died in Ur of the Chaldees 2) a Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei 3) a son of Caleb by the concubine Ephah …
הָרָן haran · Haran
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.23.9; son of: Jehiel (H3171H); brother of: Shelomoth (H8013G) and Haziel (H2381) § Haran = "mountaineer" 1) youngest son of Terah, brother of Abraham, father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah; born and died in Ur of the Chaldees 2) a Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei 3) a son of Caleb by the concubine Ephah …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.