I. חָרָן proper name, of a location city in northern Mesopotamia (Assyrian —arrânu = road, path COT^Gloss; compare Dl^{Pa 185}; Jen^{Kosmologie 28} 'junction of trading-routes' = cross-roads) — mentioned as city of Abram's sojourn Genesis 11:31, where his father Terah died Genesis 11:32, and whence he departed for Canaan Genesis 12:4,5; where Laban, Jacob's uncle, lived, and whither Jacob fled Genesis 27:43; Genesis 28:10 (both חָרָ֫נָה), Genesis 29:4; as conquered by fathers of Sennacherib 2 Kings 19:12 = Isaiah 37:12; as place of trade Ezekiel 27:23; Assyrian –arrana (#NAME?), Schr^COT on Genesis 11:31; Genesis 27:43 ᵐ5 Χαρραν. It was an ancient seat of worship of moon-god (Sin), see Schr^{KG 355, 596}; see further Chwolsohn^{Ssabier i, 303 ff.} Wüstenfeld^{ZMG 1864, 443 f.} Schr^{KG 355, 536} Sachau^{Reise 217 ff.} Mez^{Geschichte. d. Stadt Harran, 1892}.

II. חָרָן proper name, masculine son of Caleb of Judah 1 Chronicles 2:46 (twice in verse); ᵐ5 Αρραν, ᵐ5^L Ωρων (Sabean proper name חרן DHM^{Epigr. Dakam. 56}).

חוֺרֹן, חֹרֹן see בֵּית חוֺרֹן above