How to Pronounce Paddan-aram
PAD-an-AIR-em
Paddan-aram is pronounced PAD-an-AIR-em: four syllables, stress on the first and third. Also heard: PAD-uhn-AIR-uhm.
What does Paddan-aram mean?
Paddan-aram means “the field of Aram” (Hebrew).
Where was Paddan-aram?
Paddan-aram is a modern spelling of the region the King James Version calls Padanaram, the home of Bethuel the Syrian and his son Laban, from whom Isaac took Rebekah to wife (Genesis 25:20, Genesis 28:5). Isaac sent Jacob there to take a wife of the daughters of Laban his mother's brother (Genesis 28:2, Genesis 28:5). Jacob's sons were born to him in Padanaram, and God appeared unto him again and blessed him when he came out of it (Genesis 35:26, Genesis 35:9).
Also pronounced
PAD-uhn-AIR-uhm