Qumran
English
Etymology
From
Arabic
قُمْرَان
(
qumrān
)
.
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/kʊmˈɹɑːn/
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/kʊmˈɹæn/
Proper noun
Qumran
A region on the northwestern shore of the
Dead Sea
in the
West Bank
, where the
Dead Sea Scrolls
were discovered.
Derived terms
Qumran Aramaic