תֶּ֫רַח

te.rachProper Noun (Masculine)H8646

Terah

From: of uncertain derivation;

Short Definition

Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Nahor (H5152); father of: Abraham (H0085), Nahor (H5152H), Haran (H2039) and Sarah (H8283) Also named: Thara (*Θάρα *"Terah" G2291) § Terah = "station" 1) the father of Abraham Tarah = "delay" 2) a station of Israel in the wilderness

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

11 times

Appears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
7
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:26
  • Genesis 11:25
  • Genesis 11:27
  • Genesis 11:31
  • Joshua 24:2

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.