Θαρά G2291
Terah, personal name; Abraham's father in biblical genealogy, from Hebrew meaning possibly 'delay.'
This Hebrew name (תֶּרַח) identifies Abraham's father, who migrated from Ur of the Chaldeans to Haran but died before reaching Canaan. Luke includes him in the genealogical record tracing Jesus back through Abraham to Adam. The Genesis account shows Terah initiating the journey toward Canaan that his son Abraham would complete. He lived 205 years and died in Haran. The name's etymology is uncertain, with suggestions ranging from 'delay' to connections with the moon. Luke's genealogy emphasizes continuity from creation through the patriarchs to Christ.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Luke 3:34 lists Terah in the ascending genealogy, positioned as Abraham's father and Nahor's son. Genesis 11 provides the fuller narrative of his migration from Ur and death in Haran at 205 years old. The Hebrew name's meaning remains debated among scholars. Multilingual transliterations preserve the Greek form with slight phonetic adjustments. Terah represents the transition from the Mesopotamian context to the beginning of Israelite history, though he himself never reached the promised land his son would inherit. 1×
AR["تَارَحَ"]·ben["তেরহের"]·DE["Θάρα"]·EN["Thara"]·FR["Thara"]·heb["תֶּרַח"]·HI["तेरह"]·ID["Terah"]·IT["thara"]·jav["Terah,"]·KO["데라-의"]·PT["Terá"]·RU["Фаррин"]·ES["Thára"]·SW["Thára"]·TR["Terah"]·urd["تارح-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Θαρά (Rec. Θάρα), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. תֶּרַח), Terah (Gen.11:24-28, 31-32): Luk.3:34.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)