From the mid-1800s the name of the site of the ruins of Qumran was known from local Arabic speakers.
Though there have been attempts to discover the etymology of the original name; none of them has gained much assent.
Spellings published in Latin alphabet, include (I think; correct: subtract or add):
Goumran, Oumran, Gumran, Ghomran, Ghoumran, Kumran, Qoumran, (Khoumran?) Qumran, (by proposed association: Gomorrhe)
Though there have been attempts to discover the etymology of the original name; none of them has gained much assent.
Spellings published in Latin alphabet, include (I think; correct: subtract or add):
Goumran, Oumran, Gumran, Ghomran, Ghoumran, Kumran, Qoumran, (Khoumran?) Qumran, (by proposed association: Gomorrhe)
Statistics: Posted by StephenGoranson — Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:42 am