Charrhan means “Charran” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5488 — cuph (“flag”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5488 Χαρῥάν (Charrhan) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Charrhan (khar-rhan') n/l. 1. Charrhan (i.e. Charan), a place in Mesopotamia [of Hebrew origin (H2771)] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include mesopotamia and charran. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Charrhan (khar-rhan') n/l. 1. Charrhan (i.e. Charan), a place in Mesopotamia [of Hebrew origin (H2771)] KJV: Charran Root(s): H2771
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Haran
Usage: 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)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Charrhan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G5488 (Χαρῥάν) appears 14 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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2 indexed usages in 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,
Then 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.
13 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, the son of his son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, the wife of Abram his son, and led them forth out of the land of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan, and they came as far as Haran, and he dwelt there.
And all the days of Terah in the land of Haran were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
And Abram went as the Lord spoke to him, and Lot departed with him, and Abram was seventy-five years old, when he went out of Haran.
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5488.
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, the son of his son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, the wife of Abram his son, and led them forth out of the land of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan, and they came as far as Haran, and he dwelt there.
And all the days of Terah in the land of Haran were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
And Abram went as the Lord spoke to him, and Lot departed with him, and Abram was seventy-five years old, when he went out of Haran.
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot the son of his brother, and all their possessions, as many as they had gotten, and every soul which they had gotten in Haran, and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan.
Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Haran.
And Jacob went forth from the well of the oath, and departed into Haran.
And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are ye? and they said, We are of Haran.
And these are the sons of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Have the gods of the nations at all delivered them, whom my fathers destroyed; both Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden who were in Telassar?
The sons of Anah, Dishon: and the sons of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Have the gods of the nations which my fathers destroyed delivered them, both Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, which are in the land of Theemath?
Haran, and Canneh, these were thy merchants: Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants:
And I will break to pieces the bars of Damascus, and will destroy the inhabitants out of the plain of Aven, and will cut in pieces a tribe out of the men of Haran: and the famous people of Syria shall be led captive, saith the Lord.
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,
Then 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.
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Charrhan (Strong's G5488) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Charran". Charrhan (khar-rhan') n/l. 1. Charrhan (i.e. Charan), a place in Mesopotamia [of Hebrew origin (H2771)]
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's G5488 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5488 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as mesopotamia and charran. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 13 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G5488, with linked reader references where each row is available.