"Haran" meaning in All languages combined

See Haran on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Harans [plural]
Etymology: A variant of Haren, or a reduced form of Hanrahan, both Irish surnames. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Haran (plural Harans)
  1. A surname from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Haran-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (biblical) a place in the Bible, possibly identical to Harran in modern-day Turkey that served as Abraham's temporary home after God called him in Ur but before he departed, the place where his father Terah died
    Sense id: en-Haran-en-name-xLYv4b85 Categories (other): Bible, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 49 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 47 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 53 24 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  3. (biblical) one of Abraham's two brothers
    Sense id: en-Haran-en-name-X4gVh9RV Categories (other): Biblical characters Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [ˈha.raːn] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.ran] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew חָרָן (Ḥārān), itself from Sumerian 𒌷𒊮𒆜 (Uru.Šà.Kaskal) Etymology templates: {{der|la|hbo|חָרָן|tr=Ḥārān}} Biblical Hebrew חָרָן (Ḥārān), {{smallcaps|Uru.Šà.Kaskal}} Uru.Šà.Kaskal Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Harān<0.loc>|g=?}} Harān ? sg (indeclinable) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Harān<0.loc>}} Forms: Harān [canonical, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Harān [nominative, singular], Harān [genitive, singular], Harān [dative, singular], Harān [accusative, singular], Harān [ablative, singular], Harān [singular, vocative], Harān [locative, singular]
  1. Harran, a city mentioned in the Bible Tags: indeclinable Synonyms: Carrhae
    Sense id: en-Haran-la-name-YRfKfNNZ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Towns

Inflected forms

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  ],
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}

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