The meaning of “אׇרְנָן”
Understanding ʼOrnân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from אֹרֶן; strong Ornan. See אֲרַוְנָה. - § Ornan = "light was perpetuated: their fir trees" - Ornan, a Jebusi...
אׇרְנָן
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.” Word: אׇרְנָן (ʼOrnân) | |
| 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.” Word: אׇרְנָן (ʼOrnân) |