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אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם H763
H763 is the Hebrew word אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם, transliterated ʼĂram Nahărayim and said ar-am' nah-har-ah'-yim. The King James Version most often renders it mesopotamia.
What it means
Aram of (the) two rivers (Euphrates and Tigris) or Mesopotamia.
Where it comes from
from H758 (אֲרָם) and the dual of H5104 (נָהָר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Aham-naharaim, Mesopotamia.
Verses using אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 24:10 · KJV
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Deuteronomy 23:4 · KJV
Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
Judges 3:8 · KJV
Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.
Judges 3:10 · KJV
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.
1 Chronicles 19:6 · KJV
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.
Psalm 60:1 · KJV
O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
Common questions
What does Strong's H763 mean?
H763 is the Hebrew word אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם (ʼĂram Nahărayim), meaning Aram of (the) two rivers (Euphrates and Tigris) or Mesopotamia.
How is H763 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it mesopotamia (4 times), out of mesopotamia (1 time), aramnaharaim (1 time).
How many times does H763 appear in the Bible?
אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם (ʼĂram Nahărayim) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H763 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H758 (אֲרָם) and the dual of H5104 (נָהָר).
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