Χαῤῥάν

Charrhan · Haran

Greek word · Strong’s number G5488 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

Charrhan (Χαῤῥάν) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Haran”.

A city of northern Mesopotamia where Abraham lived before he went to Canaan.

How to say it

Char·rhan

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • Acts 7:2

    And he said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

  • Acts 7:4

    Then going out from the land of the Chaldeans, he lived in Haran. And from there, after his father died, God moved him to this land in which you now live.