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Terach <a href="../hebrew/8647.htm" title="8647">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Terach: Terah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">תֶּרַח</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Terach<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>TEH-rahkh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(teh'-rakh)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Terah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Terach<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning "to delay" or "to wander"<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Terach in the Septuagint or the New Testament, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew Bible.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Terach is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran. He is a significant patriarchal figure in the genealogies of Genesis, representing a transitional link between the post-Flood generations and the patriarchs of Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Terach lived during a time when polytheism was prevalent in Mesopotamia. According to Jewish tradition and some interpretations of the biblical text, Terach was an idol maker, which highlights the contrast between his background and the monotheistic faith of his son Abraham. Terach's journey from Ur of the Chaldeans to Haran marks a significant movement in the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, setting the stage for Abraham's call by God to go to Canaan.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Abraham's father, also a place in the desert<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Terah (13).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Tarah, Terah <p>Of uncertain derivation; Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert -- Tarah, Terah. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּתָֽרַח׃ בתרח׃ מִתָּ֑רַח מתרח תֶ֔רַח תֶ֖רַח תֶּ֔רַח תֶּ֖רַח תֶּ֚רַח תֶּ֛רַח תֶּ֜רַח תֶּ֣רַח תָּֽרַח׃ תרח תרח׃ bə·ṯā·raḥ beTarach bəṯāraḥ mit·tā·raḥ mitTarach mittāraḥ tā·raḥ Tarach tāraḥ te·raḥ ṯe·raḥ Terach teraḥ ṯeraḥ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־ <b> תָּֽרַח׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> years, and became the father <span class="itali">of Terah;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> years, and begat <span class="itali">Terah:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> years and became <span class="itali">of Terah</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־ <b> תֶּ֔רַח </b> תְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the father <span class="itali">of Terah,</span> and he had<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he begat <span class="itali">Terah</span> an hundred<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> after became <span class="itali">of Terah</span> nine teen<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַֽיְחִי־ <b> תֶ֖רַח </b> שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Terah</span> lived seventy<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Terah</span> lived seventy<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lived <span class="itali">Terah</span> seventy years<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת <b> תֶּ֔רַח </b> תֶּ֚רַח הוֹלִ֣יד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are [the records of] the generations <span class="itali">of Terah.</span> Terah<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Now these [are] the generations <span class="itali">of Terah:</span> Terah<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now these the generations <span class="itali">of Terah</span> Terah became<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת תֶּ֔רַח <b> תֶּ֚רַח </b> הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Terah. <span class="itali">Terah</span> became<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Terah: <span class="itali">Terah</span> begat<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the generations of Terah <span class="itali">Terah</span> became of Abram<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ פְּנֵ֖י <b> תֶּ֣רַח </b> אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֥רֶץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of his father <span class="itali">Terah</span> in the land<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his father <span class="itali">Terah</span> in the land<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the presence <span class="itali">Terah</span> of his father the land<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַיִּקַּ֨ח <b> תֶּ֜רַח </b> אֶת־ אַבְרָ֣ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Terah</span> took Abram<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Terah</span> took Abram<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> took <span class="itali">Terah</span> Abram his son<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּהְי֣וּ יְמֵי־ <b> תֶ֔רַח </b> חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The days <span class="itali">of Terah</span> were two hundred<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the days <span class="itali">of Terah</span> were two hundred<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become the days <span class="itali">of Terah</span> and five years<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּ֥מָת <b> תֶּ֖רַח </b> בְּחָרָֽן׃ ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> years; <span class="itali">and Terah</span> died<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> years: <span class="itali">and Terah</span> died<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> years died <span class="itali">and Terah</span> Haran<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/33-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 33:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִתָּ֑חַת וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ <b> בְּתָֽרַח׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from Tahath and camped <span class="itali">at Terah.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from Tahath, and pitched <span class="itali">at Tarah.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/33-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Tahath and camped <span class="itali">Terah</span><p><b><a href="/text/numbers/33-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 33:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַיִּסְע֖וּ <b> מִתָּ֑רַח </b> וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּמִתְקָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They journeyed <span class="itali">from Terah</span> and camped<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And they removed <span class="itali">from Tarah,</span> and pitched<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/33-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> journeyed <span class="itali">Terah</span> and camped Mithkah<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/24-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 24:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם <b> תֶּ֛רַח </b> אֲבִ֥י אַבְרָהָ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the River, <span class="itali">[namely], Terah,</span> the father<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in old time, <span class="itali">[even] Terah,</span> the father<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/24-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your fathers ancient <span class="itali">Terah</span> the father of Abraham<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/1-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 1:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׂר֥וּג נָח֖וֹר <b> תָּֽרַח׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Serug, Nahor, <span class="itali">Terah,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Serug, Nahor, <span class="itali">Terah,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Serug Nahor <span class="itali">Terah</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8646.htm">13 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8646.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8646<br>13 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/betarach_8646.htm">bə·ṯā·raḥ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mittarach_8646.htm">mit·tā·raḥ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tarach_8646.htm">tā·raḥ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/terach_8646.htm">te·raḥ — 9 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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