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Strong's H2039 הָרָן (haran)

Haran - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2039 — ergasia (“occupation”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H2039
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 6
Books 2

Strong's H2039 Quick Answer

Strong's H2039 הָרָן (Haran) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Haran (haw-rawn') n/l. 1. mountaineer 2. Haran, the name of two men It has 6 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include haran. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Haran (haw-rawn') n/l. 1. mountaineer 2. Haran, the name of two men
Usage
6 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
haran

Meaning and Definition

Haran (haw-rawn') n/l. 1. mountaineer 2. Haran, the name of two men [perhaps from H2022] KJV: Haran. Root(s): H2022

Original Word
הָרָן
Transliteration
Haran
Derivation
First root strongs: 2022
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2039. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Haran

Usage: 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 4) name of the place to which Abraham migrated from Ur of the Chaldees and where the descendants of his brother Nahor established themselves; probably located in Mesopotamia, in Padanaram, the cultivated district at the foot of the hills between the Khabour and the Euphrates below Mount Masius

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How Strong's H2039 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Haran, 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.

Haran Genesis 11:26 6×

How Strong's H2039 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2039 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2039 in the Old Testament

6 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 11:26 KJV

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Genesis 11:27 KJV

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

Genesis 11:28 KJV

And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Usage Excerpts

First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2039.

Genesis 11:26 Old Testament, KJV
And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Genesis 11:27 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
Genesis 11:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
Genesis 11:29 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 11:31 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 23:9 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2039, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Old Testament
Genesis 11:26 Genesis 11:27 Genesis 11:28 Genesis 11:29 Genesis 11:31
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 23:9

Strong's H2039 FAQ

What does haran (הָרָן) mean?

Haran (Strong's H2039) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Haran". Haran (haw-rawn') n/l. 1. mountaineer 2. Haran, the name of two men

How many times is haran (הָרָן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H2039 across 2 books.

Where can I study haran (הָרָן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2039 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate haran (הָרָן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as haran. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.