Word Study

The meaning of אׇרְנָן

Understanding ʼOrnân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H771
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

אׇרְנָן

Phoneticor-nawn'
TransliterationʼOrnân
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

probably from אֹרֶן; strong Ornan. See אֲרַוְנָה. - § Ornan = "light was perpetuated: their fir trees" - Ornan, a Jebusite 1) a Jebusite who sold, to David, a threshing floor for an altar

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

10 total references
ReferenceText
1 Chronicles 21:22

Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.

2 Chronicles 3:1

Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
10x
Most Frequent Book
1 Chronicles
Book Distribution
1 Chronicles9
2 Chronicles1

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'אׇרְנָן' deepen your understanding of 1 Chronicles 21:22?