Paran

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The wilderness on the south of Canaan and west of Edom. It was here Ishmael dwelt, and in which was Kadesh, where the Israelites encamped when they sent out the twelve spies, and again near the close of their wanderings. David also at one time took shelter in this wilderness (Gen. 21:2121And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. (Genesis 21:21); Num. 10:1212And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. (Numbers 10:12); Num. 12:1616And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran. (Numbers 12:16); Num. 13:3,263And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. (Numbers 13:3)
26And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. (Numbers 13:26); Deut. 1:11These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. (Deuteronomy 1:1); 1 Sam. 25:11And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. (1 Samuel 25:1); 1 Kings 11:1818And 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. (1 Kings 11:18)). In Deuteronomy 33:22And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. (Deuteronomy 33:2) and Habakkuk 3:33God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. (Habakkuk 3:3) MOUNT PARAN is spoken of, which doubtless refers to some mount in the same district. Paran is now called et Tih, it lies between Kadesh and Sinai. See map under WANDERINGS.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
6290 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
Pa’ran
Phonic:
paw-rawn’
Meaning:
from 6286; ornamental; Paran, a desert of Arabia
KJV Usage:
Paran

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Much digging; region with caverns; ornamental:―a desert of Arabia [ELPARAN], Gen. 21:21. {Possum multa}