How many times is Paran mentioned in the Bible?
The word Paran appears 11 times in the King James Version, in 10 verses. It is found in 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Paran 11 times.
Not counted: Paran inside the hyphenated name of a different person or place, 1 time in the KJV: El-paran (1). The World English Bible has 1 such use.
Paran in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Paran counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Paran | 11 | 11 |
| Total | 11 | 11 |
What the name Paran means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Paran as "beauty; glory; ornament".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
First and last mention of Paran
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Kings 11:18, 2 times:
And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
Common questions
How many times is Paran in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 11 of the 11 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Paran appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (4), then Deuteronomy (2) and 1 Kings (2).
Where is Paran first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 21:21: "And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt." The last is Habakkuk 3:3.
What does the name Paran mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Paran as "beauty; glory; ornament".
More word counts: Achaia, Adullam, flesh, knowledge, tears, mourning, Zebedee, Heshbon, or all 635 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.