Lexical Definition
אׇרְנָן ʼOrnân (or-nawn') Ornan N:N-M-P
probably from אֹרֶן; strong
Ornan. See אֲרַוְנָה.
- § Ornan = "light was perpetuated: their fir trees"
- Ornan, a Jebusite
1) a Jebusite who sold, to David, a threshing floor for an altar
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לְאָרְנָ֖ן | to Ornan | 1Chr.21.25 |
| לְאָרְנָ֔ן | to Ornan | 1Chr.21.24 |
| וְאָרְנָ֖ן | and Ornan | 1Chr.21.20 |
| אָרְנָן֙ | Ornan | 1Chr.21.21 |
| אָרְנָ֥ן | Ornan | 1Chr.21.15 • 1Chr.21.18 • 2Chr.3.1 |
| אָרְנָ֤ן | Ornan | 1Chr.21.23 |
| אָרְנָ֣ן | Ornan | 1Chr.21.28 |
| אָרְנָ֗ן | Ornan | 1Chr.21.20 • 1Chr.21.22 |
| אָרְנָ֑ן | Ornan | 1Chr.21.21 |
| Ορναν | Ornan looked up | LXX.1Chr.21.21 |
| Ορνάν | Ornan | LXX.1Chr.21.20 • LXX.1Chr.21.21 • LXX.1Chr.21.21 • LXX.1Chr.21.22 • LXX.1Chr.21.25 |
| Ornan said | LXX.1Chr.21.23 | |
| Ornan turned | LXX.1Chr.21.20 | |
| of Ornan | LXX.1Chr.21.18 • LXX.1Chr.21.28 • LXX.2Chr.3.1 | |
| to Ornan | LXX.1Chr.21.24 | |
| Οράν | of Ornan | LXX.1Chr.21.15 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.24.16 also called Araunah at 2Sa.24.16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
- Also named: a.rav.nah (אֲרַוְנָה "Araunah" אֲרַוְנָה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אָרְנָן proper name, masculine a Jebusite, whose threshing-floor was bought by David to erect an altar 1Chr 21:15; 1Chr 21:18; 1Chr 21:20 (twice in verse); 1Chr 21:21 (twice in verse); 1Chr 21:22; 1Chr 21:23; 1Chr 21:24; 1Chr 21:25; 1Chr 21:28, & according to 2Chr 3:1 became site of temple; called אֲרַוְנָה 2Sam 24:16f. q. v.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Samuel | 24:16 |
| 1 Chronicles | 21:15 · 21:18 · 21:20 · 21:21 · 21:22 · 21:23 · 21:24 · 21:25 · 21:28 |
| 2 Chronicles | 3:1 |
Profile
Male • Jebusite, sold threshing floor to David
Man living at the time of United Monarchy
Ornan (Araunah) was a Jebusite who sold his threshing floor to King David, which later became the site of Solomon's temple.
- A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.24.16;
- referred to as Ornan אׇרְנָן, or Araunah (=Qere. Ketiv= Ornah) or Araunah (=Qere. Ketiv= Arania) אֲרַוְנָה.
Ornan, also known as Araunah, was a Jebusite who owned a threshing floor in Jerusalem during the reign of King David (2 Samuel 24:16; 1 Chronicles 21:15). After David sinned by taking a census of Israel, God sent a plague that killed 70,000 people (2 Samuel 24:15; 1 Chronicles 21:14). When the angel of the Lord was about to destroy Jerusalem, God commanded the angel to stop at Ornan's threshing floor (2 Samuel 24:16; 1 Chronicles 21:15). David was instructed by the prophet Gad to build an altar to the Lord on Ornan's threshing floor (2 Samuel 24:18; 1 Chronicles 21:18). Ornan offered to give David the threshing floor and the oxen for the sacrifice, but David insisted on paying the full price (2 Samuel 24:21-24; 1 Chronicles 21:22-25). David purchased the threshing floor and the oxen for 50 shekels of silver (2 Samuel 24:24) or 600 shekels of gold (1 Chronicles 21:25). The threshing floor became the site where David built an altar and offered sacrifices to the Lord (2 Samuel 24:25; 1 Chronicles 21:26). This location later became the site of Solomon's temple (2 Chronicles 3:1).