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Qumran meaning

A region on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

Using Qumran

  • The main meaning on this page is: A region on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
  • In the example corpus, qumran often appears in combinations such as: the qumran, at qumran, in qumran.

Context around Qumran

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sea 1×

Often after:

scrolls 2× people 2× calendar 1× archaeologists 1× feel 1× 1qisaa 1× style 1× cave 1× community 1×

Sentence patterns with Qumran

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

among the qumran scrolls in 1× building at qumran 1× caves at qumran archaeologists have 1× caves in qumran on the 1× community at qumran do not 1× contributions from qumran style and 1× dead sea qumran scrolls have 1× found at qumran and subsequently 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a commentary on 1× alexander zvielli jerusalem 1× all eight manuscripts 1× although the author 1× another hebrew scroll 1× belial s council 1×

Common sentence endings:

1947 and 1956 1× 1q33 13 11 1× after its composition 1× building at qumran 1× forever book review 1× haam the people 1×

Words around Qumran

Just before it in the word index:

qulliq 2 qullasuyu 3 quli 2 quizzing 16 quizzically 5 quizzical 14

Just after it in the word index:

qumsieh 2 qumu 2 qun 4 qunari 3 quneitra 13 qunu 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulrasheed 26 abhinav 26 aboriginals 26 abstractly 26 accidentals 26 accrues 26

Corpus analysis for Qumran

  • In this selection, "qumran" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sea, scrolls, people and calendar stand out and add context to how "qumran" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include among the qumran scrolls in and building at qumran. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "qumran" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with qumran

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A commentary on the first two chapters of the book was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran. (19 words)

Other scholars credit the Proto-Masoretic texts with only 40%, and posit larger contributions from Qumran-style and non-aligned texts. (21 words)

Whiston and Maier, 1999, "The Jewish War" - Chapter 8, p.736 Location Remains of part of the main building at Qumran. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

In both Hebrews and Qumran a priestly figure is discussed in the context of a Davidic figure; in both cases a divine decree appoints the priests to their eschatological duty; both priestly figures offer an eschatological sacrifice of atonement. (39 words)

Alexander Zvielli, Jerusalem Post, June 2009, pp. 37 Manuscripts of the Septuagint have been found among the Qumran Scrolls in the Dead Sea, and were thought to have been in use among Jews at the time. (36 words)

Though no new manuscripts have yet been unearthed in the newly discovered caves at Qumran, archaeologists have discovered a number of objects indicating scrolls were stored there, among them jars, wrappings, and possible scroll fragments. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Qumran calendar seeAlso Many of the Dead Sea (Qumran) Scrolls have references to a unique calendar, used by the people there, who are often assumed to be Essenes.

The priceless Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves in Qumran on the western shore of the Dead Sea between 1947 and 1956.

Though no new manuscripts have yet been unearthed in the newly discovered caves at Qumran, archaeologists have discovered a number of objects indicating scrolls were stored there, among them jars, wrappings, and possible scroll fragments.

A commentary on the first two chapters of the book was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran.

Alexander Zvielli, Jerusalem Post, June 2009, pp. 37 Manuscripts of the Septuagint have been found among the Qumran Scrolls in the Dead Sea, and were thought to have been in use among Jews at the time.

All eight manuscripts were copied between 125 BC (4QDan c ) and about 50 AD (4QDan b ), showing that Daniel was being read at Qumran only forty years after its composition.

Although the author of Hebrews was not directly influenced by Qumran's "Messiah of Aaron", Oegema, Gerbern S. "You Are a Priest Forever" book review.

Another Hebrew scroll of Sirach has been found in Masada (MasSir). citation : 597 The Book of Tobit has been found in Qumran in four scrolls written in Aramaic and in one written in Hebrew.

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Belial’s “council is to condemn and convict,” so the Qumran feel strongly that their people are not only aware of his purpose, but also equipped to combat his influence (1Q33;13:11).

By associating Belial with all sorts of misfortune and negative external influence, the Qumran people are henceforth allowed to be let off for the sins they commit.

In both Hebrews and Qumran a priestly figure is discussed in the context of a Davidic figure; in both cases a divine decree appoints the priests to their eschatological duty; both priestly figures offer an eschatological sacrifice of atonement.

In fact this verse is found in Qumran (1QIsaa) where the Hebrew word "haanashim" (the men) is found in place of "haam" (the people).

Other scholars credit the Proto-Masoretic texts with only 40%, and posit larger contributions from Qumran-style and non-aligned texts.

Portion of column 19 of the Psalms Scroll (Tehilim) from Qumran Cave 11. The Tetragrammaton in paleo-Hebrew can be clearly seen six times in this portion.

Some permit non-believers or non-adherents to take up residence within them;main examples needed others (such as the community at Qumran ) do not.

The Bibles of the Eastern Churches vary considerably: the Ethiopic Orthodox canon includes 81 books and contains many apocalyptic texts, such as were found at Qumran and subsequently excluded from the Jewish canon.

The Book of Jonah appears to have served less purpose in the Qumran community than other texts, as the writings make no references to it.

These are both mechanisms by which Belial advances his evil agenda that the Qumran have exposed and are calling upon God to protect them from.

These three temptations were three agents by which people were driven to sin, so subsequently, the Qumran people crafted the nets of Belial to rationalize why these specific temptations were so toxic.

Whiston and Maier, 1999, "The Jewish War" - Chapter 8, p.736 Location Remains of part of the main building at Qumran.

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Common combinations with qumran

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "qumran" mean?
Qumran means: A region on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
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