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אֵיל פָּארָן
el pa.ran
H0364
N:N--L Hebrew

El-paran

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el pa.ran is a proper place name marking the point reached near the wilderness in Genesis 14:6.

The attested use is a proper place name identifying a location described as being by the wilderness in Genesis 14:6.

Senses in use

  1. A location by the wilderness · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in Genesis 14:6, where it marks the extent of the Horites' setting in Mount Seir. In Genesis 14:6 the APB renders the clause “as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 14:6, the APB presents the name as “El-paran” in a boundary-like clause, describing it as by the wilderness.

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