HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H763
אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם
a.ram na.ha.ra.yim — Mesopotamia
§ Aram-naharaim = "Aram of the two rivers" Mesopotamia
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Mesopotamia
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G3318
Μεσοποταμία
Mesopotamia — Mesopotamia
Μεσοποταμία, -ας, ἡ (sc. χώρα) Mesopotamia: Act.2:9 7:2.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3778
כַּשְׂדִּים
kas.di — Chaldea
§ Chaldea or Chaldeans = "clod-breakers" 1) a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf 2) the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris 3) those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)
72 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6307
פַּדָּן
pad.dan — Paddan
§ Padan or Padan-aram = "field" a plain or tableland in northern Mesopotamia in Aram, a region of Syria
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2771
חָרָן
cha.ran — Haran
Haran = "mountaineer" the city to which Abraham migrated when he left Ur of the Chaldees and where he stayed until his father died before leaving for the promised land; located in Mesopotamia in Padan-aram at the foot of Mount Masius between the Khabour and the Euphrates Also named: Charran (Χαρράν "Haran" G5488)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3779
כַּשְׂדַּי
kas.day — Chaldean
Group of kas.di (כַּשְׂדִּים "Chaldea" H3778) § Chaldean = "clod breakers" 1) a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf 2) the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris 3) those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2039
הָרָן
ha.ran — Haran
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26; son of: Terah (H8646); brother of: Abraham (H0085), Nahor (H5152H) and Sarah (H8283); father of: Lot (H3876), Milcah (H4435) and Iscah (H3252) § Haran = "mountaineer" 1) youngest son of Terah, brother of Abraham, father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah; born and died in Ur of the Chaldees 2) a Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei 3) a son of Caleb by the concubine Ephah 4) name of the place to which Abraham migrated from Ur of the Chaldees and where the descendants of his brother Nahor established themselves; probably located in Mesopotamia, in Padanaram, the cultivated district at the foot of the hills between the Khabour and the Euphrates below Mount Masius
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1470
גּוֹזָן
go.zan — Gozan
§ Gozan = "a cutting off" the Mesopotamian city on or near the middle of the Euphrates where exiled Israelites were settled
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2012
הֵנַע
he.na — Hena
§ Hena = "troubling" a city in Mesopotamia which the Assyrian kings reduced shortly before the time of Sennacherib
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2477
חֲלַח
cha.lach — Halah
§ Halah = "painful" a city or district in Mesopotamia under Assyrian control where the Israelite captives were taken
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5488
Χαρράν
Charran — Haran
χαρράν indecl. (in FlJ., Ant., i, 16, 1, Κάρρα, -ας, ib. 6, 5, Χαρρά, -ᾶς; so LXX: Gen.29:4 E, Eze.27:28 B, elsewhere -άνHeb. חָרָן), Haran, a town in N.W. Mesopotamia: Act.7:2, 4.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3573
כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַ֫יִם
ku.shan rish.a.ta.yim — Cushan-rishathaim
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.8 § Chushan-rishathaim = "twice-wicked Cushan" a king of Mesopotamia defeated by the judge Othniel the son-in-law of Caleb
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5729
עֶ֫דֶן
e.den — Eden
§ Eden = "pleasure" a place conquered by Assyria; probably located in the northwest of Mesopotamia
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6604
פְּתוֹר
pe.tor — Pethor
§ Pethor = "soothsayer" a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8515
תְּלַאשָּׂ֑ר
te.las.sar — Telassar
§ Telassar or Thelasar = "Assyrian hill" a city conquered and held by the Assyrians located apparently in Mesopotamia
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3572
כּוּשָׁן
ku.shan — Cushan
§ Cushan = "their blackness" a place in Arabia or Mesopotamia
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3656
כַּנֶּה
kan.neh — Canneh
Canneh = "to give a flattering title" a city apparently in Mesopotamia Another name of kal.neh (כַּלְנֵ֑ה "Calneh" H3641A)
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קוֹעַ
qo.a — Koa
§ Koa = "he-camel" a territory in Mesopotamia, east of the Tigris, on border of Elam and Media
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שׁוֹעַ
sho.a — Shoa
§ Shoa = "rich" a tribe of nomads of Mesopotamia
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The country between the two rivers (Heb. Aram-naharaim; i.e., “Syria of the two rivers”), the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the region between the Euphrates and the Tigris (Gen. 24:10; Deut. 23:4; Judg. 3:8, 10). In the Old Testament it is mentioned also under the name “Padan-aram;” i.e., the plain of Aram, or Syria (Gen. 25:20). The northern portion of this fertile plateau was the original home of the ancestors of the Hebrews (Gen. 11; Acts 7:2). From this region Isaac obtained his wife Rebecca (Gen. 24:10, 15), and here also Jacob sojourned (28:2-7) and obtained his wives, and here most of his sons were born (35:26; 46:15). The petty, independent tribes of this region, each under its own prince, were warlike, and used chariots in battle. They maintained their independence till after the time of David, when they fell under the dominion of Assyria, and were absorbed into the empire (2 Kings 19:13).
Scripture references
Genesis 24:10Deuteronomy 23:4Judges 3:8Judges 3:10Genesis 25:20Genesis 11Acts 7:2Genesis 24:152 Kings 19:13Judges 3:11 Chronicles 19:6
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.