Chavrân — H2362

Definition

locative proper noun

Chavran, a region East of the Jordan

1. Hauran = "caverns"
2. a province of Palestine east of the Sea of Galilee; exact region uncertain but probably on the borders of the desert in the tetrarchy of Philip

Usually translated as

Hauran

Origin

apparently from H2357 (in the sense of H2352); cavernous

• Châvar (H2357)
• Chûwr (H2352)

Occurrences

Chavrân occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezekiel (2)

• Ezekiel 47:16 — Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran (חַוְרָֽן).
• Ezekiel 47:18 — And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran (חַוְרָ֣ן), and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.