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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Paddan Aram


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Paddan Aram is an area in Mesopotamia where Rebekah's family lived.

The name Paddan Aram obvously consists of two parts. The second part of the name is the same as the name Aram, and comes from rum (rum 2133) meaning to be high, rise up.
The first part, padan (paddan 1735), is a noun that does not occur in Hebrew, but TWOTOT reports that the Akkadian word padanu means route. However, when the prophet Hosea recounts the adventures of Jacob, he says that Jacob fled to the land, or rather 'field' (sadeh) of Aram (12:12). This probably leads NOBSE to read Plain Of Aram for Paddan Aram.

A Hebrew word of interest is pada (pada 1734), meaning to ransom, rescue. The letter nun is often added to a verb to create a noun that denotes a person or a place. To a Hebrew audience, the name Paddan Aram may have sounded like Elevated Ransom, or Place Where Height Is Rescued.



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