Lexical Definition
פַּדָּן Paddân (pad-dawn') Paddan N:N--L
from an unused root meaning to extend; a plateau; or פַּדַּן אֲרָם Paddan ʼĂrâm (pad-dan' ar-awm'); from the same and אֲרָם; the table-land of Aram
Padan, Padan-aram.
- § Padan or Padan-aram = "field"
- Paddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of Syria
1) a plain or tableland in northern Mesopotamia in Aram, a region of Syria
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| פַּדֶּ֥נָֽה | Paddan towards | Gen.28.7 |
| פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה | Paddan towards | Gen.28.2 • Gen.28.5 • Gen.28.6 |
| מִפַּדָּ֗ן | from Paddan | Gen.48.7 |
| מִפַּדַּ֣ן | from Paddan | Gen.33.18 • Gen.35.9 |
| מִפַּדַּ֖ן | from Paddan | Gen.25.20 |
| בְּפַדַּ֥ן | in Paddan | Gen.35.26 |
| בְּפַדַּ֣ן | in Paddan | Gen.31.18 • Gen.46.15 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
פַּדָּן11 proper name, of a location (? garden, field; compare ᵑ7 פַּדְּנָא yoke, span of oxen; Syriac 
yoke, whence, as loan-word Arabic 
Frä129; Assyrian padanu, = road, and also garden, etc. (in word-lists, see KAT3/4, 612); also NöAramaic in Ency. Bib.); — ׳פ Gen 48:7, abbreviated from פַּדַּןאֲֿרָם (? = garden, field of [in] Aram; conjectures by many that שְׂדֵה אֲרָם Hos 12:13* is Hebrew translation, compare DiGen 25:20) Gen 25:20 + 5 t.; ׳פַּדֶּ֫נָה א Gen 28:2 f. (see אֲרָם b; all P); ᵐ5 Μεσοποταμία (Συρίας); perhaps Paddânâ, near Haran (and Tel Fedd¹n of Arabic geography), see Nöl.c.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 25:20 · 28:2 · 48:7 |
| Hosea | 12:13* |
Profile
Paddan-aram • The homeland of the patriarchs in Mesopotamia
Paddan, also known as Paddan-aram or Aram, was the homeland of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, located in Mesopotamia.
- A location first mentioned at Gen.25.20;
- referred to as Paddan פַּדָּן, or Paddan/-aram (KJV= Padan-aram) פַּדָּן אֲרָם, or Aram אֲרָם, or Aramean אֲרַמִּי.
Paddan, also referred to as Paddan-aram or Aram, was a region in Mesopotamia that played a significant role in the lives of the biblical patriarchs. It was the homeland of Abraham's family, and the place where Isaac and Israel (or 'Jacob') found their wives (Gen. 25:20; 28:2, 5-7). The name "Paddan-aram" means "the plain of Aram" or "the field of Aram," referring to the area's geographical characteristics and its association with the Arameans.
Rebekah, Isaac's wife, was from Paddan-aram (Gen. 25:20). Later, Jacob fled to Paddan-aram to escape his brother Esau's anger and to find a wife from among his relatives (Gen. 28:2, 5-7). During his time there, Jacob married Leah and Rachel and fathered eleven of his twelve sons (Gen. 35:23-26). Jacob eventually left Paddan-aram to return to Canaan with his family and possessions (Gen. 31:18; 33:18).
The Arameans, who inhabited Paddan-aram, are mentioned as the ancestors of the Israelites in the context of God's deliverance and blessing (Deut. 26:5). The prophet Hosea also refers to Jacob's flight to Paddan-aram and his service for a wife (Hos. 12:12).
All entries for Paddan or Paddan-aram or Aram or Aramean: פַּדָּן ☩ אֲרָם ☩ אֲרַמִּי