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תֶּרַח H8646

H8646 is the Hebrew word תֶּרַח, transliterated Terach and said teh'-rakh. The King James Version most often renders it terah.

Word: תֶּרַחTransliteration: TerachSaid: teh'-rakhLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

of uncertain derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

terah 9×tarah 1×even terah 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Tarah, Terah.

Verses using תֶּרַח

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 11:25 · KJV

And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:26 · KJV

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Genesis 11:27 · KJV

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

Genesis 11:28 · KJV

And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Genesis 11:31 · KJV

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 11:32 · KJV

And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

Numbers 33:28 · KJV

And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.

Joshua 24:2 · KJV

And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

1 Chronicles 1:26 · KJV

Serug, Nahor, Terah,

Common questions

What does Strong's H8646 mean?

H8646 is the Hebrew word תֶּרַח (Terach), meaning Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert.

How is H8646 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it terah (9 times), tarah (1 time), even terah (1 time).

How many times does H8646 appear in the Bible?

תֶּרַח (Terach) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8646 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of uncertain derivation.

Nearby entries

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