How to Pronounce Paran
PAY-ran
Paran is pronounced PAY-ran (ˈpeɪrən): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: PAR-ahn, PAY-ruhn.
What does Paran mean?
Paran means “beauty; glory; ornament”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Paran?
Paran was a wilderness region in the Sinai peninsula where Ishmael settled after he and Hagar were sent away (Genesis 21:21). Israel camped in the wilderness of Paran during the wilderness years, and it was from there that Moses sent the spies into Canaan (Numbers 10:12, Numbers 13:3). Mount Paran also appears in poetry describing the LORD shining forth in glory (Deuteronomy 33:2, Habakkuk 3:3).
Also pronounced
PAR-ahn
PAY-ruhn
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