Hitchcock's Bible Names
Aranan ark; their curse
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Aran(wild goat), a Horite, son of Dishan and brother of Uz. Genesis 36:28; 1Chr 1:42
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ARANa'-ran ('aran, "wild goat"): A son of Dishan, the Horite (Genesis 36:28 1 Chronicles 1:42). It may possibly be connected with the Yerahmelite Oren ('-ren) (1 Chronicles 2:25; compare Curtis, Chron. at the place; Dillmann, Genesis at the place; ZDMG, L, 168); Robertson Smith claims that this name is equivalent to the Samaritan ('-r-n), "wild goat" (Jour. Phil., IX, 90). J. Jacobs translates it by "ass" (Stud. Biblical Arch., 71). This is one of the many totem names in the Bible. More than one-third of the Horites, the descendants of Seir, bear animal names, and those clans of the Edomites connected with the Horites also have animal names. The very name "Self" means a "he-goat," and Dishan, "a gazelle" (Stud. Biblical Arch., 70-72). Gray, however, remarks that "the instance (Aran) is most uncertain" (HPN, 108).
Samuel Cohon
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Wild goat, a descendant of Seir the Horite (
Genesis 36:28).
Strong's Hebrew
765. Aran -- an Edomite... << 764, 765.
Aran. 766 >>. an Edomite. Transliteration:
Aran Phonetic Spelling:
(ar-awn') Short Definition:
Aran. Word Origin of uncertain
... /hebrew/765.htm - 5k 766. oren -- fir, cedar
... Word Origin from the same as Aran Definition fir, cedar NASB Word Usage fir (1).
ash. ... see HEBREW 'Aran. << 765, 766. oren. 767 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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767. Oren -- "fir tree," a descendant of Judah
... Word Origin from the same as Aran Definition "fir tree," a desc. of Judah NASB Word
Usage Oren (1). Oren. The same as 'oren; Oren, an Israelite -- Oren. ...
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769. Arnon -- "a roaring stream," a wadi and stream in Moab
... Arnon. Word Origin from the same as Aran Definition "a roaring stream," a
wadi and stream in Moab NASB Word Usage Arnon (25). Arnon. ...
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770. Arnan -- a descendant of David
... a descendant of David. Transliteration: Arnan Phonetic Spelling: (ar-nawn') Short
Definition: Arnan. Word Origin from the same as Aran Definition a desc. ...
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771. Ornan -- a Jebusite
... Word Origin from the same as Aran Definition a Jebusite NASB Word Usage Ornan (12).
Ornan. Probably from 'oren; strong; Ornan, a Jebusite -- Ornan. ...
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