H2039 H2039
Haran; a personal name meaning 'mountaineer,' borne by Abram's brother (father of Lot) and a Levite.
A personal name probably meaning 'mountaineer' or 'mountain-dweller.' The most prominent bearer is the son of Terah and brother of Abram, who fathered Lot, Milcah, and Iscah before dying in Ur of the Chaldees (Gen 11:27-31). This Haran's early death sets in motion Lot's attachment to Abram's household, a narrative thread extending through Genesis. A second Haran appears as a Gershonite Levite in David's administrative roster (1 Chr 23:9). Note that this personal name (Haran with he) is distinct from the place name Harran (with heth), Abram's later stopping point.
Senses
1. Haran — Haran, a personal name likely meaning 'mountaineer,' borne primarily by the son of Terah and brother of Abram. This Haran fathered Lot, Milcah, and Iscah but died prematurely in Ur of the Chaldees (Gen 11:27-28), an event that shaped the patriarchal narrative by placing Lot under Abram's care. Five of the seven occurrences cluster in Genesis 11:26-31 (all from the Priestly and Yahwist sources). A second bearer is a Gershonite Levite listed in 1 Chronicles 23:9. French renders 'Charan' while Spanish and German use 'Haran,' all distinguishing this name (with Hebrew he) from the similarly-sounding place Harran (with heth). 7×
AR["هَارَانَ", "هَارَانُ", "وَ-هَارَانُ"]·ben["আর-হারন", "আর-হারান", "হারান", "হারানের"]·DE["Haran", "Harans", "[והרן]", "und-Haran"]·EN["Haran", "and-Haran"]·FR["Charan", "[והרן]", "et-Charan"]·heb["הרן", "ו-הרן"]·HI["और-हरन-ने", "और-हारान", "हरन", "हरन-क", "हरन-कि"]·ID["Haran", "dan-Haran"]·IT["Caran", "[והרן]", "e-Caran"]·jav["Haran", "lan-Haran"]·KO["그리고-하란", "그리고-하란이", "하란", "하란의", "하란이"]·PT["Haran", "e-Haran"]·RU["Аран", "Арана", "и-Аран", "и-Харан"]·ES["Harán", "y-Harán"]·SW["Harani", "na-Harani"]·TR["Haran", "Haran'ı", "Haran'ın", "ve-Haran"]·urd["اور-ہاران", "اور-ہاران-نے", "ہاران", "ہاران-کی", "ہاران-کے"]
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
† הָרָן n.pr.m. (mountaineer; i.e. mountain-people (or land)? cf. Di Gn 11:27);— 1. son of Teraḥ, brother of Abram and father of Lot Gn 11:27(×2), 31 (all P), v 28 (J); also father of Milcah (Nahor’s wife) & Iscah v 29 (J). 2. a Levite (Gershonite) 1 Ch 23:9.—On הָרָן in n.pr.loc. v. sub בֵּית הָרָן" dir="rtl" >בית הרם, p. 111.