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Terah

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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts תֶּרַח(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. TEE-rə(English)
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Meaning & History

Possibly means "station" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Terah is the father of Abraham. He led his people out of Ur and towards Canaan, but died along the way.

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Other Languages & CulturesTerach(Biblical Hebrew)

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biblical patriarchs, fathers, isograms, uncertain etymology
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Entry updated May 29, 2020

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