Etymology

Qumran

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Today it means: A region on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Full definition →

Arabic قُمْرَان
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromقُمْرَان
  2. English todayQumran

From Arabic قُمْرَان (qumrān).

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