Original Word: הָרָן
Part of Speech: proper name, masculine; proper name, of a location
Transliteration: Haran
Pronunciation: hah-RAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (haw-rawn')
Definition: Haran
Meaning: Haran

Haran

Perhaps from har; mountaineer; Haran, the name of two men -- Haran.

see HEBREW har

Word Origin
perhaps from har
Definition
"mountaineer," a brother of Abram, also an Isr.
NASB Translation
Haran (7).

הָרָן proper name, masculine (mountaineer; i.e. mountain-people (or land)? compare Di Genesis 11:27); —

1 son of Terah\, brother of Abram and father of Lot Genesis 11:27 (twice in verse); Genesis 11:31 (all P), Genesis 11:28 (J); also father of Milcah (Nahor's wife) & Iscah Genesis 11:29 (J).

2 a Levite (Gershonite) 1 Chronicles 23:9. — On הָרָן in

proper name, of a location see below בית הרם, p. 111.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָרָה (charah), meaning "to be hot" or "to burn."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent for Haran is Χαρράν (Charran), which appears in the New Testament in Acts 7:2, 4, where Stephen recounts the history of Israel: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran... So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran."

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the biblical significance of Haran, both as a person and a place, highlighting its role in the ancestral narratives of the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: Haran is used in the Hebrew Bible as the name of a person and a place. It appears in genealogical and narrative contexts.

Context: • Haran as a Person: Haran is the name of a son of Terah and the brother of Abram (later Abraham) and Nahor. He is the father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. Haran is noted for dying in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, before his father Terah. This is recorded in Genesis 11:27-28: "This is the account of Terah’s family line. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. During his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans."

• Haran as a Place: Haran is also the name of a significant location in the biblical narrative. It is the place where Terah, Abram, and Lot settled after leaving Ur of the Chaldeans. Haran is situated in the region of Paddan-aram, which is in modern-day southeastern Turkey. It is here that God called Abram to leave his country and go to the land He would show him, as recorded in Genesis 12:1-4. Haran is mentioned in several other biblical passages, including Genesis 11:31-32, Genesis 12:4-5, and Genesis 28:10.

הָרָ֑ן הָרָ֔ן הָרָ֥ן הָרָֽן׃ הָרָן֙ הרן הרן׃ וְהָרָ֖ן והרן hā·rān haRan hārān vehaRan wə·hā·rān wəhārānInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts