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Strong's H3763 כְּרָן (keran)

Keran means “Cheran” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3763 — oudepote (“never”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3763
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 2

Strong's H3763 Quick Answer

Strong's H3763 כְּרָן (Kran) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Kran (ker-awn') n/p. 1. Keran, an aboriginal Idumaean [of uncertain derivation] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include cheran. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Kran (ker-awn') n/p. 1. Keran, an aboriginal Idumaean [of uncertain derivation]
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
cheran

Meaning and Definition

Kran (ker-awn') n/p. 1. Keran, an aboriginal Idumaean [of uncertain derivation] KJV: Cheran.

Original Word
כְּרָן
Transliteration
Kran
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3763. 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)

Cheran

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.26; son of: Dishon (H1787); brother of: Eshban (H0790), Ithran (H3506) and Hemdan (H2533) § Cheran = "lyre" an Edomite, one of the sons of Dishon, the Horite duke

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How Strong's H3763 Is Translated

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

How Strong's H3763 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 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3763 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 H3763 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 36:26 KJV

And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

1 Chronicles 1:41 KJV

The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3763.

Genesis 36:26 Old Testament, KJV
And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
1 Chronicles 1:41 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3763, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3763 FAQ

What does keran (כְּרָן) mean?

Keran (Strong's H3763) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Cheran". Kran (ker-awn') n/p. 1. Keran, an aboriginal Idumaean [of uncertain derivation]

How many times is keran (כְּרָן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H3763 across 2 books.

Where can I study keran (כְּרָן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3763 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate keran (כְּרָן)?

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